Sunclass A339 at Phuket on Dec 2nd 2023, temporary runway excursion on landing

Last Update: January 29, 2024 / 18:18:42 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DK-2564

Destination
Phuket, Thailand

Aircraft Registration
OY-VKO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900

ICAO Type Designator
A339

Airport ICAO Code
VTSP

A Sunclass Airlines Airbus A330-900N, registration OY-VKO performing flight DK-2564 (sched. dep Dec 1st, act. dep Dec 2nd) from Stockholm (Sweden) to Phuket (Thailand), landed on Phuket's runway 09 at 18:00L (11:00Z) but touched down on the left edge of the runway colliding with a runway edge light before the aircraft was steered onto the runway center line. One of the tyres received a puncture as result of the collision with the runway edge light.

Passengers described a rough landing.

The airline reported there were strong crosswind gusts during landing causing one of the aircraft's wheels to go off the runway and collide with a runway edge light, the tyre suffered a puncture. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft is still in Phuket standing Dec 5th 2023.

In January 2024 Thailand's AAIIC reported the aircraft landed on the left side of the runway. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.

Metars:
VTSP 021300Z 09007KT 9999 -RA FEW020 BKN100 24/23 Q1009 NOSIG=
VTSP 021230Z 09006KT 060V120 9999 -RA FEW020 BKN100 24/24 Q1009 NOSIG=
VTSP 021200Z 11006KT 9999 -RA FEW020 BKN070 24/24 Q1009 RETS NOSIG=
VTSP 021130Z 10010KT 070V130 8000 3000W -TSRA FEW010 FEW015CB SCT020 25/24 Q1009 RERA NOSIG=
VTSP 021100Z VRB05KT 5000 1500N RA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN030 27/25 Q1008 WS ALL RWY TEMPO TL1200 1500 +TSRA=
VTSP 021030Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW020 BKN030 28/25 Q1008 TEMPO FM1115 TL1200 08015G25KT 1500 +TSRA FEW018CB=
VTSP 021000Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW020 29/25 Q1007 NOSIG=
VTSP 020930Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW020 29/25 Q1007 NOSIG=
VTSP 020900Z 10004KT 030V160 9999 FEW020 30/23 Q1007 NOSIG=
VTSP 020830Z 11004KT 040V160 9999 FEW020 30/24 Q1007 NOSIG=
VTSP 020800Z 12004KT 080V160 9999 FEW020 29/24 Q1007 NOSIG=
VTSP 020730Z 12004KT 080V150 9999 FEW020 30/23 Q1008 NOSIG=
VTSP 020700Z 07003KT 360V110 9999 FEW020 30/24 Q1008 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 1, 2023

Classification
Incident

Flight number
DK-2564

Destination
Phuket, Thailand

Aircraft Registration
OY-VKO

Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-900

ICAO Type Designator
A339

Airport ICAO Code
VTSP

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