11 July 2022
A Beech 58 Baron light twin-engine aircraft doing fish cargo run (RP-C5916) made an emergency landing at the runway of the Sangley Airport (RPLS) on 10 July 2022.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Spokesperson Eric Apolonio, the aircraft piloted by Captain Jesse Bihasa and co-pilot Capt. Jonathan Uy was heading to Cuyo, Palawan to get their fish cargo.
After take off from the runway of Sangley, Captain Jesse Bihasa and his co-pilot Jonathan Uy noticed something wrong on the right landing gear after it did not stow properly prompting the pilot to return to the airport.
CAAP said Captain Jesse Bihasa called Sangley tower for emergency landing.
According to Bihasa he made his decision to land his aircraft back to Sangley airport because it has better emergency facilities.
CAAP air crash investigators are still conducting further investigation on the incident.
