Tahiti AT72 at Atuona on Apr 4th 2022, hard landing
Last Update: April 15, 2022 / 16:29:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 4, 2022
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Air Tahiti
Flight number
VT-823
Departure
Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
Destination
Atuona, French Polynesia
Aircraft Registration
F-ORVS
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The aircraft is still on the ground in Atuona standing Apr 10th 2022 (local time).
The airline reported the aircraft experienced a downdraft during landing in Atuona and touched down hard. A post flight inspection and assessment by the aircraft manufacturer determined that at least one of the main gear struts experienced loads beyond structural integrity, as result it was decided to replace both main gear struts. The aircraft is going to be ferried to Papeete for these repairs. Due to the lack of this airplane the airline told their passengers that there may be disruptions to their flight schedule. The airline is awaiting parts from the gear manufacturer and hopes to have the aircraft back in service for the Easter weekend.
On Apr 15th 2022 the French BEA reported the aircraft encountered a windshear at 100 feet AGL which pushed the aircraft down to the ground, the crew could not avert a "brutal" ground contact and went around. The BEA is investigating the occurrence.
No Metars are available for Atuona. The local weather station at Atuona reported (scheduled arrival at 13:10L) at 13:00L: temperature 26 degrees C, Dew point 21 degrees C, winds from east at 6 knots, QNH 1005 hPa, mostly cloudy. The station did not report any significantly different weather throughout the day.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 4, 2022
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Air Tahiti
Flight number
VT-823
Departure
Nuku Hiva, French Polynesia
Destination
Atuona, French Polynesia
Aircraft Registration
F-ORVS
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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