Avion Express A320 at Vilnius on Feb 3rd 2024, temporary runway excursion

Last Update: February 27, 2024 / 18:50:03 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Avion Express

Flight number
X9-8242

Departure
Milan Bergamo, Italy

Destination
Vilnius, Lithuania

Aircraft Registration
LY-NVL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

An Avion Express Airbus A320-200, registration LY-NVL performing flight X9-8242 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Vilnius (Lithuania), landed on Vilnius' runway 19 at about 14:19L (12:19Z) but veered right off the runway onto soft ground, went across a turnoff and returned onto the runway centerline at about 5 knots over ground. The aircraft subsequently vacated the runway via the next turn off and taxied to the apron. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Vilnius about 6 hours after landing.

On Feb 27th 2024 Lithuania's AIB reported they have oepened an investigation describing the occurrence as "After landing, the aircraft departed the paved surface into the grass area at the side of the runway. The aircraft returned to the runway after few hundred meters. The aircraft proceeded to taxi to the apron."

METARs:
EYVI 031420Z 28013KT 250V310 9999 -DZ OVC004 04/03 Q0997 NOSIG=
EYVI 031350Z 27013KT 6000 -DZ OVC003 04/04 Q0997 NOSIG=
EYVI 031320Z 27012KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC003 04/04 Q0997 NOSIG=
EYVI 031250Z 28013KT 4200 -DZ BR OVC003 04/04 Q0997 NOSIG=
EYVI 031220Z 28013KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC003 05/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 031150Z 28013KT 6000 -DZ OVC003 05/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 031120Z 28013KT 4600 -DZ BR OVC003 04/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 031050Z 28013KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC003 05/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 031020Z 28013KT 5000 BR OVC003 05/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 030950Z 28014KT 250V310 4700 -DZ BR OVC003 05/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 030920Z 28013G23KT 6000 OVC003 04/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 030850Z 28013KT 5000 -DZ BR OVC003 04/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
EYVI 030820Z 27012KT 7000 -DZ OVC003 04/04 Q0996 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Feb 3, 2024

Classification
Accident

Airline
Avion Express

Flight number
X9-8242

Departure
Milan Bergamo, Italy

Destination
Vilnius, Lithuania

Aircraft Registration
LY-NVL

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

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