Urga SF34 at Timbuktu on Jun 1st 2023, temporary runway excursion on landing

Last Update: September 21, 2023 / 18:39:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Urga

Flight number
UN-50

Departure
Bamako, Mali

Destination
Timbuktu, Mali

Aircraft Registration
UR-ELZ

Aircraft Type
SAAB 340

ICAO Type Designator
SF34

An Air Urga Saab 340B on behalf of United Nations, registration UR-ELZ performing flight UN-50 from Bamako to Timbuktu (Mali) with 27 passengers and 3 crew, landed on Timbuktu's runway 25 at 14:18L (14:18Z) when after touchdown the aircraft went to the right, went about 300 meters aside of the runway before returning onto the runway. The aircraft rolled out without further incident. There were no injuries and no damage.

Ukraine's NBAAI is investigating the occurrence and reported, the crew saw a flock of birds cross the runway from right to left and wanted to avoid the birds, hence tried to steer to the right, at the same time the crew tried to engage Beta on the engines. When the right beta activated the crew felt additional deviation to the right and could not keep the aircraft on the runway.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air Urga

Flight number
UN-50

Departure
Bamako, Mali

Destination
Timbuktu, Mali

Aircraft Registration
UR-ELZ

Aircraft Type
SAAB 340

ICAO Type Designator
SF34

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