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Accident | |
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Date | 21 June 2022 |
Summary | Runway excursion after landing gear collapse |
Site | Miami International Airport, United States |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 |
Operator | RED Air |
IATA flight No. | L5203 |
ICAO flight No. | REA203 |
Call sign | RED DOMINICANA 203 |
Registration | HI1064 |
Flight origin | Las Américas International Airport, Dominican Republic |
Destination | Miami International Airport, United States |
Occupants | 140 |
Passengers | 130 |
Crew | 10 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 4 |
Survivors | 140 |
RED Air Flight 203 (L5203/REA203) was a scheduled international commercial passenger flight from Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic to Miami International Airport by RED Air.[1] On 21 June 2022, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 aircraft operating the service suffered a left landing gear collapse and runway excursion, causing the left wing of the aircraft to impact an antenna structure, followed by a subsequent fire on the right side of the airplane.[2] The incident caused three people to be hospitalized with minor injuries.[3][4]