One day after the Cessna 208 Grand Caravan, belonging to Air Services Limited and bearing registration number 8R-THR, landed near the Lumidpau Primary School in South Rupununi, Region Nine, the pilot was suspended.
This was confirmed by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), which added that an investigation into the incident has begun.
According to the GCAA, the aircraft has been grounded, and the pilot has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation. Air Services Limited has been notified that an investigation has been initiated.
It was reported that the aircraft landed near the Lumidpau Primary School, despite the presence of the Lumidpau Airstrip, located approximately one kilometre (km) away.
The Evening News understands that the pilot appeared to be a primarily Spanish-speaking national and was reportedly carrying officials from a Government Ministry to conduct inspections at the Aishalton airstrip.
The aircraft eventually took off, but while doing so, one of its wheels came into contact with a post of the school’s perimeter fence.
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