Mount Cook AT72 at Christchurch on Apr 19th 2019, suspected collision with object on runway

Last Update: May 15, 2019 / 19:17:18 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NZ-5759

Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVI

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

A Mount Cook Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of ANZ Air New Zealand, registration ZK-MVI performing flight NZ-5759 from Christchurch to Dunedin (New Zealand), departed Christchurch's runway 02 and climbed to cruise level 160, when the crew decided to return to Christchurch over concerns, they might have hit an object on the runway with one of their wheels on departure. The aircraft landed safely back on Christchurch's runway 02 about 45 minutes after departure.

The aircraft was still on the ground in Christchurch about 14 hours after landing.

Passengers reported they did not notice any bump or had any other observation of hitting something on the departure runway. Flight attendants later in the flight informed them however that the flight crew suspected they had hit something on departure and were returning as precaution.

On May 15th 2019 Air New Zealand, parent company of Mount Cook Airlines, reported they are investigating why the aircraft struck a runway edge light on departure.

On May 15th 2019 New Zealand's Civil Aviation Authority reported the crew did not intentionally line up with the edge of the runway. They are investigating why the crew was confused about their position.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2019

Classification
Incident

Flight number
NZ-5759

Aircraft Registration
ZK-MVI

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

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