VietJet A320 at Nha Trang on Dec 25th 2018, landed on closed runway on technical return
Last Update: December 26, 2018 / 11:19:48 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vietjet Air
Flight number
VJ-689
Departure
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Destination
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Aircraft Registration
VN-A695
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Cam Ranh Airport, Nha Trang
Airport ICAO Code
VVCR
Vietnam's Civil Aviation Authority reported the aircraft departed Nha Trang at 11:14L (04:14Z) and was climbing out a few minutes after takeoff when the crew received a warning indication of a technical problem. The crew decided to return to Cam Ranh Airport for an emergency landing, however, mistakenly landed on a runway that was completed but not yet opened. The CAA assigned an investigation team and opened an investigation, soon after the CAA decided to suspend all staff by VietJetAir involved in the operation of this flight, to prohibit the airline to introduce new routes and to put VietJetAir under special monitoring.
A similiar occurrence had happened earlier this year, see Incident: Vietnam A321 at Nha Trang on Apr 29th 2018, landed on runway under construction.
Related NOTAM:
A3253/18 NOTAMN
Q) VVTS/QMRHW/IV/NBO/A/000/999/1200N10913E005
A) VVCR B) 1809281029 C) 1812311659 EST
E) REF AIP SUP A12/18 CONTINUOUS CONSTRUCTION OF RWY NR 2, TWYS AND
APRON AT CAM RANH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WEF 07 MAY 2018
- ITEM 2.1.1 PHASE 1: CONT UNTIL 1659 DATED DEC 31 2018
Metars:
VVCR 250600Z 09010KT 9999 FEW013 31/25 Q1009 NOSIG=
VVCR 250530Z 08010KT 9999 FEW013 31/24 Q1010 NOSIG=
VVCR 250500Z 07010KT 9999 FEW017 31/24 Q1010 NOSIG=
VVCR 250430Z 06009KT 9999 FEW017 31/24 Q1010 NOSIG=
VVCR 250400Z 06009KT 9999 FEW017 31/24 Q1011 NOSIG=
VVCR 250330Z 06010KT 9999 FEW017 31/24 Q1011 NOSIG=
VVCR 250300Z 03008KT 360V070 9999 FEW017 31/23 Q1012 NOSIG=
VVCR 250230Z 01006KT 9999 FEW017 30/23 Q1012 NOSIG=
VVCR 250200Z 01007KT 9999 FEW015 SCT050 30/24 Q1012 NOSIG=
VVCR 250130Z 02006KT 9999 FEW015 SCT050 29/24 Q1012 NOSIG=
VVCR 250100Z 36005KT 9999 FEW013 SCT050 28/24 Q1012 NOSIG=
VVCR 250030Z 36003KT 9999 FEW013 SCT050 26/24 Q1012 NOSIG=
VVCR 250000Z 34003KT 9999 FEW013 BKN050 25/25 Q1012 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 25, 2018
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vietjet Air
Flight number
VJ-689
Departure
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Destination
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Aircraft Registration
VN-A695
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Cam Ranh Airport, Nha Trang
Airport ICAO Code
VVCR
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