Tahiti AT72 at Huahine on Oct 26th 2022, temporary runway excursion on landing
Last Update: October 27, 2022 / 15:05:21 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Tahiti
Flight number
VT-384
Departure
Papeete, French Polynesia
Destination
Huahine, French Polynesia
Aircraft Registration
F-ORVT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
The airline reported the aircraft encountered a violent crosswind and a wet runway causing a brief change of tracking causing the aircraft to briefly swerve off the runway by about one meter.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Huahine about 21 hours after landing.
No weather data are available for Huahine.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Oct 26, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air Tahiti
Flight number
VT-384
Departure
Papeete, French Polynesia
Destination
Huahine, French Polynesia
Aircraft Registration
F-ORVT
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
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