Baltic BCS3 at Amsterdam on Feb 24th 2022, hard landing
Last Update: February 26, 2022 / 19:27:29 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 24, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-619
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
YL-CSL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
Airport ICAO Code
EHAM
The aircraft was unable to continue its schedule, the return flight BT-620 was cancelled. The aircraft is still on the ground in Amsterdam 49 hours after landing.
A ground observer reported the aircraft was on approach to runway 27 and flared near the threshold of the runway, slowed and seemed to fall down from about 30 feet AGL, bounced back and touched down a second time nose gear dropping down.
According to ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft's transponder the approach was stabilized until less than 100 feet AGL, when the vertical rate of descent increased from about 400 fpm to above 1200 fpm (averaged over 4 seconds) just before touchdown. The aircraft touched down at 93 knots over ground.
Metars:
EHAM 241925Z 27012KT 9999 FEW018CB SCT030 04/00 Q1011 NOSIG=
EHAM 241855Z 27012KT 9999 VCSH FEW018CB 03/M00 Q1010 NOSIG=
EHAM 241825Z 28021G34KT 240V310 8000 -SHRA VCTS FEW012 SCT018CB BKN042 03/00 Q1010 RETSGS RETSRA BECMG 27015KT=
EHAM 241755Z 27009KT 9999 FEW018CB 03/01 Q1009 TEMPO 28020G30KT 6000 SHRAGS=
EHAM 241725Z 29017G28KT 250V320 8000 -SHRA VCTS FEW012 SCT018CB BKN040 03/00 Q1009 RESHGS RESHRA TEMPO 6000 SHRAGS=
COR EHAM 241655Z 27013KT 230V300 7000 -SHRA FEW012 SCT018CB BKN040 05/02 Q1008 RETS TEMPO 28020G30KT 4000 TSRAGS=
EHAM 241625Z 26017KT 9999 VCSH FEW018CB SCT022 05/01 Q1007 TEMPO 28020G33KT 6000 SHRA=
COR EHAM 241555Z 29013KT 260V320 9999 VCSH FEW018CB SCT022 04/02 Q1007 RESHRA RESHGS TEMPO 28020G33KT 6000 SHRA=
EHAM 241525Z 25018KT 220V280 9999 VCSH FEW012 FEW018CB SCT022 04/02 Q1006 BECMG 28020G33KT TEMPO 6000 -SHRA=
EHAM 241455Z 24014KT 9999 VCSH FEW018CB SCT022 05/03 Q1006 TEMPO 6000 -SHRA BECMG 28020G33KT=
EHAM 241425Z 28009KT 230V310 9999 FEW012 SCT024 BKN040 04/03 Q1005 TEMPO 6000 -SHRA SCT018CB BECMG 28020G33KT=
EHAM 241355Z 30018KT 9999 -RA FEW009 SCT012 BKN024 04/03 Q1005 TEMPO 6000 -SHRA SCT018CB=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Feb 24, 2022
Classification
Incident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Air Baltic
Flight number
BT-619
Departure
Riga, Latvia
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
YL-CSL
Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300
ICAO Type Designator
BCS3
Airport ICAO Code
EHAM
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