Mel AT72 at Melilla on Mar 31st 2024, temporary runway excursion

Last Update: April 12, 2024 / 16:50:39 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mel Air

Flight number
IB-8254

Destination
Melilla, Spain

Aircraft Registration
9H-NFR

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport ICAO Code
GEML

A Mel Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of Iberia, registration 9H-NFR performing flight IB-8254 from Almeria,SP to Melilla,SP (Spain) with 68 passengers and 4 crew, landed on Melilla's runway 15 at 08:18L (06:18Z) but veered right off the runway temporarily before returning onto the center line of the runway. The aircraft subsequently taxied to the end of the runway and backtracked the runway to the apron.

The aircraft remained on the ground in Melilla until Apr 7th 2024, then positioned to Valencia,SP (Spain) and is still on the ground in Valencia on Apr 9th 2024.

Spain's CIAIAC opened an investigation.

On Apr 12th 2024 the CIAIAC reported: "During the landing run, it was unable to maintain its trajectory, leaving the right edge of the runway, rolling momentarily along the dirt area and returning to the runway until it stopped. The occupants were unharmed and the aircraft and airport facilities were undamaged."

Melilla is an autonmous city of Spain in North Africa facing the Mediterranean Sea and bordering Morocco.

Metars:
GEML 310800Z 22019G36KT 170V290 CAVOK 22/10 Q0999=
GEML 310730Z 22022G38KT 180V280 9999 FEW040 22/10 Q0999=
GEML 310700Z 22022G35KT 170V270 9999 FEW040 21/10 Q0999=
GEML 310630Z 22018G32KT 180V280 CAVOK 20/10 Q0999=
GEML 310600Z 21016G28KT 170V260 CAVOK 20/10 Q0999=
GEML 310530Z 23016G28KT 190V280 CAVOK 21/09 Q0999=
GEML 310500Z 23020G34KT 170V280 CAVOK 21/09 Q0999=
GEML 310430Z 23013KT 170V280 CAVOK 21/08 Q1000=
GEML 310400Z AUTO 22017G28KT 170V260 CAVOK 20/08 Q0999=
GEML 310330Z AUTO 21012G22KT 170V280 CAVOK 20/09 Q1000=
GEML 310300Z AUTO 21009KT 160V250 CAVOK 19/09 Q1000=
GEML 310230Z AUTO 21013KT 170V260 CAVOK 19/09 Q1001=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Mar 31, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mel Air

Flight number
IB-8254

Destination
Melilla, Spain

Aircraft Registration
9H-NFR

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport ICAO Code
GEML

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