American B738 at Kingston on Jun 6th 2024, temporary runway excursion on landing
Last Update: June 8, 2024 / 09:35:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-850
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Kingston, Jamaica
Aircraft Registration
N879NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
MKJP
A runway inspection revealed the aircraft had been fully onto the grass south of the runway, there was some debris found on the runway however no damage to the runway surface.
Jamaica's Civil Aviation Authority opened an investigation into the occurrence.
ADS-B Data suggest the aircraft touched down at about 145 knots over ground, crossed the runway edge at about 130 knots over ground, reached the maximum distance from the runway centerline at about 80 knots over ground and returned onto the runway center line at about 40 knots over ground.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Kingston about 31 hours after landing.
Metars:
MKJP 070438Z 09015KT //// -SHRA VCTS BKN016 OVC018CB 27/24 Q1013=
MKJP 070400Z 12009KT //// TSRA BKN016 OVC018CB 26/25 Q1013=
MKJP 070300Z 02009KT //// TSRA BKN016 OVC018CB 25/25 Q1013 RERA=
MKJP 070200Z 36010KT //// +TSRA VCSH BKN016 BKN018CB 27/25 Q1012=
MKJP 070137Z 09006KT //// +TSRA BKN016 BKN018CB 28/25 Q1012=
MKJP 070100Z 12014KT //// -SHRA VCSH BKN016 BKN018CB 28/25 Q1011=
MKJP 070000Z 11010KT //// -SHRA BKN016 BKN018CB 29/26 Q1010 RETS=
MKJP 062300Z 14011KT //// -TSRA VCSH BKN016 BKN020CB 28/27 Q1009=
MKJP 062243Z 14008KT //// -TSRA VCSH BKN016 BKN020CB 28/26 Q1009=
MKJP 062230Z 10006KT //// -SHRA VCSH BKN018 BKN020CB 28/26 Q1009=
MKJP 062200Z 12012KT //// -TSRA VCSH BKN018 OVC020CB 28/27 Q1009 RERA=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 6, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
American Airlines
Flight number
AA-850
Departure
Miami, United States
Destination
Kingston, Jamaica
Aircraft Registration
N879NN
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
MKJP
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