Royal Maroc AT72 at Al Hoceima on Apr 25th 2018, hard touchdown during go around
Last Update: May 17, 2018 / 15:31:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-438
Departure
Casablanca, Morocco
Destination
Al Hoceima, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
CN-COH
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Morocco's AIB reported the captain performed a post flight inspection of the aircraft and decided to cancel the return flight. The aircraft sustained minor damage as result of the hard landing during the go-around, that was initiated because the runway was occupied by birds. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated by Morocco's AIB.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Royal Air Maroc
Flight number
AT-438
Departure
Casablanca, Morocco
Destination
Al Hoceima, Morocco
Aircraft Registration
CN-COH
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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