DHL Aero Expreso Flight 7216 (D07216/JOS7216) was an international cargo flight between Costa Rica's Juan Santamaría International Airport and Guatemala City's La Aurora International Airport. On April 7, 2022, a Boeing 757-27A aircraft, registration HP-2010DAE, while performing this flight, lost its hydraulics, and during an emergency landing, crashed at the Costa Rican airport with neither pilot injured.[1]

DHL Aero Expreso Flight 7216

HP-2010DAE, the Boeing 757 involved in the accident, three months before the crash
Accident
Date	April 7, 2022 (2022-04-07)
Summary	Landing gear collapse causing runway excursion, under investigation
Site	Juan Santamaría International Airport
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Boeing 757-27A (PCF)
Aircraft name	Ciudad de David
Operator	DHL Aero Expreso for DHL de Guatemala
IATA flight No.	D07216
ICAO flight No.	JOS7216
Call sign	JOS7216
Registration	HP-2010DAE
Flight origin	Juan Santamaría International Airport, San José, Costa Rica
Destination	La Aurora International Airport, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Occupants	2
Crew	2
Fatalities	0
Injuries	0
Survivors	2

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a 22-year-old Boeing 757-27AF registered HP-2010DAE and have serial number 29610 LN:904, delivered to DHL Aero Expreso in November 2010. The aircraft was first delivered to Far Eastern Air Transport in December 1999 as a passenger aircraft. The aircraft was leased to EVA Air from May 2002 to January 2004 before returning to Far Eastern Air Transport. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and later converted into a freighter aircraft in October 2010.[2]

Flight

The flight took off at 9:34 am local time (UTC−6:00) from Juan Santamaría International Airport to La Aurora International Airport to deliver cargo. However, while flying over the Costa Rican town of San Carlos, the aircraft declared an emergency due to hydraulic problems, for which it made the decision to return to the air terminal, after holding a pattern to burn fuel, and touched down at 10:25 am (local time).

According to videos recorded from the airport, the aircraft skidded and thereafter its gear collapsed. It then veered over 90 degrees to the right on taxiway Kilo, crashing into a ditch in front of the Costa Rica Fire Station and breaking apart. Neither pilot was physically injured, but one pilot underwent medical checks as a precaution.

Aftermath

The aircraft was written off as a result of the crash.[3][4]

See also

• FedEx Express Flight 910

References

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