Astral B744 at Doncaster on Jul 14th 2020, runway excursion on backtrack after landing

Last Update: July 14, 2020 / 17:21:48 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 14, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Astral Aviation

Flight number
8B-2601

Departure
Nairobi, Kenya

Destination
Doncaster, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
TF-AMU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

An Astral Aviation Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration TF-AMU performing flight 8B-2601 from Nairobi (Kenya) to Doncaster,EN (UK), had landed on Doncaster's runway 02 and safely slowed to taxi speed. The aircraft proceeded to the turn pad at the end of the runway to turn around and backtrack the runway to the apron, but went off the turn pad with the nose gear, main gear remained on paved surface, and became disabled.

Related NOTAMs:
C4744/20 NOTAMR C4742/20
Q) EGTT/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5329N00100W005
A) EGCN B) 2007141515 C) 2007141900 EST
E) RWY 02/20 CLOSED DUE AIRCRAFT OBSTRUCTION

C4745/20 NOTAMR C4744/20
Q) EGTT/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5329N00100W005
A) EGCN B) 2007141635 C) 2007150500
E) AERODROME CLOSED DUE AIRCRAFT OBSTRUCTION ON RUNWAY

C4742/20 NOTAMN
Q) EGTT/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5329N00100W005
A) EGCN B) 2007141305 C) 2007141700 EST
E) RWY 02/20 CLOSED DUE AIRCRAFT OBSTRUCTION

Metars:
EGCN 141350Z 27013KT 9999 SCT034 BKN043 16/10 Q1017=
EGCN 141320Z 28011KT 9999 FEW032 SCT041 17/10 Q1017=
EGCN 141250Z 28011KT 9999 FEW032 BKN039 17/09 Q1016=
EGCN 141220Z 26013KT 9999 FEW034 BKN040 17/10 Q1016=
EGCN 141150Z 29010KT 260V320 9999 FEW028 BKN034 17/09 Q1016=
EGCN 141120Z 30010KT 250V330 9999 FEW028 SCT036 BKN043 17/09 Q1016=
EGCN 141050Z 30011KT 9999 SCT029 BKN037 16/09 Q1017=
EGCN 141020Z 30008KT 260V330 9999 FEW029 BKN036 16/09 Q1017=
EGCN 140950Z 30008KT 270V340 9999 SCT029 BKN034 16/09 Q1017=
EGCN 140920Z 30010KT 9999 SCT029 BKN035 15/09 Q1017=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jul 14, 2020

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
Astral Aviation

Flight number
8B-2601

Departure
Nairobi, Kenya

Destination
Doncaster, United Kingdom

Aircraft Registration
TF-AMU

Aircraft Type
Boeing 747-400

ICAO Type Designator
B744

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