Aeroflot B738 at Moscow on Jan 21st 2019, runway excursion while vacating the runway

Last Update: January 22, 2019 / 15:33:54 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1963

Aircraft Registration
VP-BNC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

An Aeroflot Boeing 737-800, registration VP-BNC performing flight SU-1963 from Astana (Kazakhstan) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 78 people on board, landed on Sheremetyevo's runway 24L, rolled out safely and was about to vacate the runway via turn off A5, when the nose gear went off paved surface just past the taxiway. The aircraft was disabled. There were no injuries.

The airline said, the aircraft's nose gear went off the side of the runway by about 1.5 meters while attempting to vacate the runway onto the taxiway.

Rosaviatsia reported the aircraft was at taxiing speed about to vacate the runway via taxiway A5, when the aircraft reported they could not vacate the runway on their own. The aircraft had gone off the runway with brakes on and at minimum speed between taxiways A4 and A5 for about 2.8 meters (9 feet). Runway 24L was covered with 3mm dry snow, braking coefficient of 0.37, 6000 meters horizontal visibility, winds from 280 degrees at 3 meters/s (6 knots). The engines were shut down, the aircraft was towed to the apron. Preliminary inspection of the aircraft did not reveal any damage.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Moscow about 23 hours after landing.

Metars:
COR UUEE 211630Z 27004MPS 9999 -SN SCT010 M11/M14 Q1009 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
UUEE 211600Z 27004MPS 9999 -SN SCT009 M11/M13 Q1008 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
UUEE 211530Z 27004MPS 9999 SCT015 M10/M12 Q1008 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
UUEE 211500Z 29004MPS 7000 -SHSN BKN040CB M10/M12 Q1008 R24L/590330 R24C/450336 TEMPO 0900 +SHSN=
UUEE 211430Z 29004MPS 3600 -SHSN BKN044CB M10/M11 Q1008 R24L/590330 R24C/590330 TEMPO 0900 +SHSN=
UUEE 211400Z 30004MPS 1000 0750NE R24L/0900D R24C/0900D +SHSN SCT002 BKN019CB M09/M11 Q1008 R24L/450340 R24C/590330 TEMPO 0500 +SHSN RMK QBB060=
UUEE 211330Z 29003MPS 3900 -SHSN BKN013CB M09/M12 Q1007 R24L/450340 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
UUEE 211300Z 28004MPS 9999 SCT012 M09/M12 Q1007 R24L/450340 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
UUEE 211230Z 28004MPS 8000 -SHSN SCT015CB M09/M12 Q1007 R24L/450340 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
UUEE 211200Z 29006MPS 5000 -SHSN BKN015CB M08/M12 Q1007 RESHSN R24L/450340 R24C/450336 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jan 21, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Aeroflot

Flight number
SU-1963

Aircraft Registration
VP-BNC

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

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