Silk Way Italia B744 at Baku on Jan 25th 2018, overran runway on departure

Last Update: February 1, 2018 / 18:29:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 25, 2018

Classification
Accident

Aircraft Registration
I-SWIB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

Airport ICAO Code
UBBB

A Silk Way Italia Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration I-SWIB performing freight flight 7L-631 from Baku (Azerbaijan) to Singapore (Singapore), departed Baku's runway 35 but overran the end of the runway contacting and destroying a number of runway end lights. The aircraft climbed out to safety, stopped the climb at 8000 feet, dumped fuel and returned to Baku for a safe landing on Baku's runway 34 about 110 minutes after departure.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Baku a week after the occurrence.

Italy's ANSV reported, that they have been informed about the occurrence by Azerbaijan's CAA and have assigned an accredited representative to join the investigation led by Azerbaijan's CAA (editorial note: who did not respond to AVH's inquiries so far).

Possibly related NOTAM:
A0005/18 NOTAMN
Q) UBBA/QIUCG/I /NBO/A /000/999/4028N05003E005
A) UBBB B) 1801261156 C) 1804262359 EST
E) ILS RWY17 CAT IIIA DOWNGRADED TO CAT II

Metars:
UBBB 251800Z 33011KT 9999 SCT008 OVC100 04/02 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251730Z 33013KT 9999 BKN008 OVC100 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251700Z 33010KT 9999 SCT030 OVC100 04/02 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251630Z 33011KT 9999 BKN027 OVC100 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251600Z 33014KT 9999 OVC018 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251530Z 34014KT 9999 -RA SCT015 OVC025 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251500Z 34012KT 9999 -RA BKN012 OVC022 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251430Z 34013KT 9999 -DZ OVC010 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251400Z 34013KT 9999 -RA BKN015 OVC026 04/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251330Z 34010KT 9999 FEW014 OVC030 05/03 Q1028 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251300Z 33014KT 9999 FEW016 OVC031 05/02 Q1027 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
UBBB 251230Z 33013KT 9999 FEW012 OVC027 05/02 Q1027 R88/CLRD// NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 25, 2018

Classification
Accident

Aircraft Registration
I-SWIB

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

Airport ICAO Code
UBBB

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