THE Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is conducting an investigation into the incident involving a Roraima Airways Britten Norman Islander aircraft which overran the runway at Iwokrama Aerodrome when attempting to take off. According to a release, a team from GCAA went into the Iwokrama Aerodrome last Thursday just around midday and ascertained “that the runway was not soggy as carried in a report in the Kaieteur News”, even though there was heavy rainfall after the incident.

“The runway surface was found to be compacted and firm, and two other flights landed and took off without an incident,” the release stated.

It added, “One carried the stranded passengers, while the other took off at its full capacity of ten persons which included the investigating team and the engineers, along with their equipment, without any difficulty.”

The release said the investigation is ongoing and further information will be released as it becomes available.