Baltic BCS3 at Riga on Mar 8th 2023, runway excursion on landing

Last Update: March 9, 2023 / 10:48:15 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Baltic

Flight number
BT-694

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
YL-AAP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300

ICAO Type Designator
BCS3

An Air Baltic Bombardier C-Series CS-300, registration YL-AAP performing flight BT-694 from Paris Charles de Gaulle (France) to Riga (Latvia) with 89 passengers and 7 crew, landed on Riga's runway 18 at 23:17L (21:17Z), however, the nose gear went off the paved surface after landing. There were no injuries.

The airline stated: "The Latvian Airline AirBaltic confirms that on March 8, 2023 at 21:17 UTC (23:17 local time) during a heavy snowfall its flight BT694 from Paris to Riga performed with Airbus A220-300 (YL-AAP) the nose wheel slid off the hard runway surface after the landing in Riga". The passengers and crew were safely taken to the terminal.

Related NOTAMs:
A0237/23 NOTAMR A0236/23
Q) EVRR/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5655N02358E005
A) EVRA B) 2303082330 C) 2303090030 EST
E) RWY 18/36 CLSD.

A0236/23 NOTAMN
Q) EVRR/QMRLC/IV/NBO/A /000/999/5655N02358E005
A) EVRA B) 2303082153 C) 2303082350 EST
E) RWY 18/36 CLSD.

METARs:
EVRA 082320Z 24006KT 200V290 9999 -SHSN SCT007 SCT025CB BKN049 M02/M03 Q0991 NOSIG=
EVRA 082250Z 24006KT 210V290 9999 -SHSN SCT008 BKN021CB OVC040 M02/M03 Q0991 NOSIG=
EVRA 082220Z 24008KT 210V280 9999 -SHSN SCT008 BKN021CB OVC043 M02/M03 Q0990 RESN NOSIG=
EVRA 082150Z 24010KT 210V290 5000 SHSN SCT007 BKN013CB OVC015 M02/M03 Q0990 TEMPO 3000=
EVRA 082120Z 25010G23KT 200V290 3200 SHSN SCT007 BKN009CB OVC014 M02/M03 Q0989 BECMG 6000 NSW=
EVRA 082050Z 25010KT 200V300 2500 SHSN SCT007 BKN010CB OVC014 M02/M03 Q0989 BECMG 6000 NSW=
EVRA 082020Z 24013G25KT 210V290 4000 SHSN SCT007 BKN010CB OVC016 M02/M03 Q0988 BECMG 6000 NSW=
EVRA 081950Z 23015KT 1400 1300 R18/1700U SHSN SCT005 BKN010CB OVC015 M02/M03 Q0988 TEMPO 0700 +SHSN BKN005=
EVRA 081920Z 23016G31KT 2400 SHSN DRSN SCT012 BKN020CB OVC025 M02/M04 Q0987 TEMPO 0700 +SHSN BKN005=
EVRA 081850Z 23015KT 200V270 7000 -SHSN DRSN SCT021CB OVC028 M01/M05 Q0987 TEMPO 0700 +SHSN BKN005=
EVRA 081820Z 22015G27KT 200V260 9999 -SHSN DRSN SCT024CB BKN032 M01/M05 Q0987 TEMPO 0700 +SHSN BKN005=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 8, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Baltic

Flight number
BT-694

Destination
Riga, Latvia

Aircraft Registration
YL-AAP

Aircraft Type
Airbus A220-300

ICAO Type Designator
BCS3

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