On July 1, 2013, a TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A320 en route from Sao Paulo to Rio de Janeiro with 153 aboard made a landing at Rio.
While navigating the runway, the plane ran off the runway and became mired.
The Airbus A320-200 landed on Rio de Janeiro Galeao Airport’s runway 28 and veered off the runway.
An investigation is underway. No injuries were reported.
On May 21, 2013, a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-7V3 a flight from Guayaquil, Ecuador landed in the rain at Tocumen International Airport in Panama.
The plane skidded off the runway, and sustained damage getting mired in soft ground.
Engine 2 sustained damage as the right engine impacted soft ground
The plane was towed to the gate.
107 passengers were aboard the flight, and none of them were seriously injured, according to paramedic teams that responded to the accident. The incident also caused delays at the airport, forcing at least one flight to divert to another airport.