A Beechcraft 1900 aircraft belonging to Trans Guyana Airways ended up off the runway at the Eugene F. Correia Airport last evening after hitting a capybara which had breached the runway. The aircraft had just landed after completing a flight from Suriname.

There are reports that there might have been a herd of the wild animal that was on the runway at the time.

In a statement last evening, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority confirmed the incident, which has been officially described as a “runway excursion”.

The GCAA said the aircraft, bearing registration number 8R-GAQ, was completing an inbound flight from Suriname to Guyana when it departed the runway surface upon landing.

There were 14 persons onboard at the time of the incident, but there were no reported injuries.

However, the nose gear of the aircraft was damaged. The GCAA said its preliminary reports suggest that the incident was caused by wildlife breaching the runway during landing.

The GCAA said it has immediately launched a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident in accordance with established civil aviation safety protocols.

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