What happened
On March 6, 2012, at 01:08 UTC, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, registration YV348T, was performing a commercial flight from Maiquetía's Simón Bolívar International Airport to Santo Domingo International Airport in Táchira. The aircraft was carrying 125 passengers and 6 crew members.
During the landing phase at Santo Domingo International Airport, the aircraft encountered five cows that had entered the runway area near the threshold of runway 30. To avoid further impact, the pilot performed an emergency braking maneuver, bringing the aircraft to a stop approximately 1,200 meters from the threshold. The collision resulted in minor damage to the aircraft's airframe, while the engines remained undamaged. There were no injuries reported among the passengers or crew.