Mahan RJ1H at Grozny on Oct 14th 2024, landed on runway under construction

Last Update: October 15, 2024 / 19:07:12 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 14, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Mahan Air

Flight number
W5-5116

Departure
Tehran Imam Khomeini, Iran

Destination
Grozny, Russia

Aircraft Registration
EP-MON

Aircraft Type
AVRO RJ-100 Avroliner

ICAO Type Designator
RJ1H

Airport
Khankala Air Base, Grozny

Airport ICAO Code
URMG

A Mahan Air Avro RJ-100, registration EP-MON performing flight W5-5116 from Tehran Imam Khomeini (Iran) to Grozny (Russia), was on approach to Grozny's runway 08, but when turning onto finals veered left and aligned with a new runway under construction parallel to runway 08. The aircraft landed on that runway under construction without further incident.

The aircraft currently is still in Grozny about 36 hours after landing.

Neither current Aerodrome Charts nor NOTAMs show the runway under construction just north of the existing operational runway. The airport features an ILS approach to runway 26, now withdrawn via the NOTAMs, and NDB approaches to runway 08 and 26.

Possibly relevant NOTAMs:
G0291/24 NOTAMR G0198/24
Q) URRV/QGWAU/I/NBO/EA/000/999/4323N04542E150
A) URMG B) 2408271240 C) 2411281200
E) RWY 08/26: GLS APCH PROC NOT PROVIDED BY GBAS CH 20417/20828.

A6380/24 NOTAMR A6378/24
Q) URRV/QLAAS/IV/NBO/A/000/999/4323N04542E005
A) URMG B) 2409191000 C) 2501192000
E) RWY 08 APCH LGT U/S.

A6381/24 NOTAMN
Q) URRV/QLPAS/IV/BO/A/000/999/4323N04542E025
A) URMG B) 2409191000 C) 2501192000
E) RWY 08: PAPI U/S.

Metars:
URMG 140800Z 10007MPS 3700 -RA OVC007 12/10 Q1020 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140745Z 11008MPS 3100 -RA BKN005 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140734Z 11008MPS 3200 -RA BKN004 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140730Z 11008MPS 3200 -RA BKN005 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140728Z 10008MPS 3200 -RA BR BKN004 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140721Z 10007MPS 3100 -RA BR BKN006 OVC020 12/11 Q1019 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140701Z 11007MPS 2600 -RA BR BKN004 OVC020 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140700Z 11007MPS 2600 -RA BR BKN005 OVC020 12/10 Q1020 R08/290250 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140644Z 11009MPS 2900 -RA BR BKN004 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 TEMPO OVC002 RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140640Z 11009MPS 7000 BKN004 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 TEMPO OVC002 RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140630Z 11008MPS 9000 BKN006 OVC017 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 TEMPO OVC002 RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140600Z 11008MPS 9999 OVC007 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 TEMPO OVC002 RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140530Z 10006MPS 9999 OVC006 12/10 Q1019 R08/290250 TEMPO OVC002 RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140500Z 07006MPS 9999 OVC006 11/10 Q1019 R08/190060 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140430Z 06005MPS 9999 -DZ OVC005 11/10 Q1019 R08/190060 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140400Z 06005MPS 9999 -DZ OVC006 11/09 Q1019 R08/190060 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140330Z 08004MPS 9999 -DZ OVC007 11/10 Q1019 R08/190060 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=
URMG 140300Z 08005MPS 9000 -DZ OVC006 11/10 Q1019 R08/190060 NOSIG RMK MT OBSC OBST OBSC QFE750/1000=