Spicejet B738 at Kolkata on Jul 2nd 2019, temporary runway excursion on landing

Last Update: July 2, 2019 / 19:48:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-275

Departure
Pune, India

Destination
Kolkata, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SYI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

Airport ICAO Code
VECC

A Spicejet Boeing 737-800, registration VT-SYI performing flight SG-275 from Pune to Kolkata (India), landed on Kolkata's runway 19L at about 14:33L (09:03L) but veered right and contacted a number of runway edge lights before the crew managed to steer the aircraft back onto the center line. The aircraft taxied to the apron.

The airline confirmed the aircraft veered right to the runway edge due to heavy rain and the wet runway. The crew took corrective action and returned the aircraft onto the center line. 4 runway edge lights were damaged. The passengers disembarked normally.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service about 7.5 hours after landing.

Related NOTAM:
A0908/19 NOTAMN
Q) VECF/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A/000/999/
A) VECC B) 1907021115 C) 1907021230
E) RWY 19L/01R NOT AVBL DUE INSTALLATION OF RWY EDGE LIGHTS. DRG
THIS PERIOD RWY 19R/01L AVBL FOR UNRESTRICTED OPS

Metars:
VECC 021030Z 12010KT 3500 HZ SCT018 SCT025 BKN100 29/27 Q0995 NOSIG=
VECC 021000Z 13008KT 3500 -RA SCT018 SCT025 BKN100 28/27 Q0995 NOSIG=
VECC 020930Z 11007KT 3000 -RA SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 27/26 Q0996 TEMPO 2000 RA=
VECC 020900Z 13012KT 3000 RA SCT015 FEW030CB BKN100 31/29 Q0995 TEMPO 2000 RA=
VECC 020830Z 10008KT 3500 HZ SCT018 SCT025 BKN100 32/29 Q0996 NOSIG=
VECC 020800Z 10009KT 2800 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 32/29 Q0996 BECMG 3000 HZ=
VECC 020730Z 12008KT 2800 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 30/28 Q0996 NOSIG=
VECC 020700Z 13006KT 2800 HZ SCT015 SCT025 BKN090 29/27 Q0997 TEMPO 2000 RA=
VECC 020630Z 12013KT 2800 -RA FEW018 SCT025 BKN090 29/27 Q0997 TEMPO 2000 RA=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 2, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Spicejet

Flight number
SG-275

Departure
Pune, India

Destination
Kolkata, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-SYI

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800

ICAO Type Designator
B738

Airport
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

Airport ICAO Code
VECC

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