The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has been monitoring recent aircraft incidents—although the agency remains without the services of a flight operations inspector, which is a key post within the aviation sector.
On Wednesday, a light Cessna aircraft operated by local airline Air Services Limited (ASL) sustained minor structural damage shortly after landing at the Kaow Island airstrip in the Essequibo River. Only the pilot was on board and he escaped with minor injuries. The aircraft remained on the ground at Kaow Island yesterday and was expected to undergo repairs as the GCAA investigates the incident.
The incident came a week after another incident at the Eteringbang airstrip, in Region 7, in which a Cessna Caravan aircraft operated by ASL skidded off the runway at the border community shortly after landing. The aircraft was