Spicejet DH8D at Surat Gurajat on Jun 30th 2019, runway excursion on landing

Last Update: July 1, 2019 / 22:04:43 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 30, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-3722

Departure
Bhopal, India

Destination
Surat Gurajat, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SUM

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

Airport
Surat Airport

Airport ICAO Code
VASU

A Spicejet de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration VT-SUM performing flight SG-3722 from Bhopal to Surat Gurajat (India) with 43 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Surat Gurajat's runway 22 at about 20:15L (14:45Z) in a heavy downpour and significantly overran the end of the runway coming to a stop on soft ground just short and to the right of the localizer antenna about 270 meters/880 feet past the end of the runway. The passengers disembarked via the aircraft's stairs. There were no injuries, the airport needed to be closed over night. The aircraft sustained minor if any damage.

No meaningful NOTAMs were released (the youngest NOTAM released for the airport dates from 2018, the oldest, long expired, dates back to 2004).

AIP India reports the current runway length at 2250 meters (work to lengthen the runway is in progress) with a landing distance available of 2250 meters for runway 22. Runway 22 features an ILS Category I, runway 04 has only a VOR approach published.

Metars:
VASU 301700Z 22005KT 5000 TS SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 26/25 Q1003=
VASU 301630Z 25010KT 1500 TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030 OVC080 26/25 Q1003=
VASU 301600Z 22008KT 0800 TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 26/25 Q1003=
VASU 301530Z 15010KT 2500 TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 26/24 Q1002=
VASU 301500Z 15006KT 1000 TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 27/25 Q1002=
VASU 301430Z 06006KT 4000 TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 27/25 Q1002=
VASU 301400Z 14005KT 5000 RA SCT010 BKN020 OVC080 27/25 Q1001=
VASU 301330Z 15005KT 5000 -RA SCT010 BKN020 OVC080 28/25 Q1001=
VASU 301300Z 19008KT 6000 SCT010 BKN020 OVC080 28/25 Q1001=
VASU 301230Z 18010KT 6000 SCT010 BKN020 OVC080 28/25 Q1001=
VASU 301200Z 17006KT 6000 SCT010 SCT020 BKN080 27/24 Q1001=
VASU 301130Z 17008KT 5000 -TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 27/24 Q1001=
VASU 301100Z 18008KT 5000 TSRA SCT010 BKN020 FEW030CB OVC080 28/25 Q1001=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 30, 2019

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-3722

Departure
Bhopal, India

Destination
Surat Gurajat, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SUM

Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

Airport
Surat Airport

Airport ICAO Code
VASU

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