Amaszonas CRJ2 at Tarija on Mar. - Runway Excursion During Rejected Takeoff

Simon Hradecky, The Aviation Herald | Mar. 19, 2015

Ground tracks and CP-2742 in its final position (Photo: Noe Castillo)

CP-2742 off the runway (Photo: El Deber
An Amaszonas Linea Aerea Canadair CRJ-200, registration CP-2742 performing flight Z8-461 from Tarija to Santa Cruz (Bolivia), accelerated for takeoff from Tarija's runway 13 at about 5:30 p.m. L (9:30 p.m. Z) when the crew found the nose wheel steering not working and rejected takeoff. The aircraft veered right off the runway during roll out and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained minor if any damage.

The airline reported a maintenance issue prompted the crew to reject takeoff. Following first checks the aircraft is now being flown to Sant Cruz without passengers.

Bolivia's DGCA reported the aircraft experienced a runway excursion which prompted the crew to reject takeoff. The occurrence was rated an incident