Avelo Airlines B738 at Santa Rosa, CA on Jan 16th 2022, runway excursion during taxi
Last Update: January 17, 2022 / 13:37:56 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Avelo Airlines
Flight number
VXP-102
Departure
Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Destination
Burbank, CA, United States
Aircraft Registration
N803XT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KSTS
An Avelo Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N803XT was taxing towards runway 32 for flight XP-102 from Santa Rosa, CA (USA) to Burbank, CA (USA), when it was driven off the taxiway and got stuck in soft ground.
No injuries were reported. The 108 passengers were disemarked and transported to the airport and were booked for different flights.
Flying @AveloAir : They drove the plane off the tarmac and tried to pull it off the ditch. Something popped big enough that the food trays opened.Maintenance tried pushing it and they couldn’t because…it’s a plane…
— Mercedes (@mercedeszapata_) January 16, 2022
So now we’re waiting for a ladder and a bus what happens now? pic.twitter.com/C6w2fBLL8W
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 16, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Avelo Airlines
Flight number
VXP-102
Departure
Santa Rosa, CA, United States
Destination
Burbank, CA, United States
Aircraft Registration
N803XT
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
KSTS
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