Alliance AT72 at Bhubaneswar on Oct 8th 2024, "mowed" approach lights, touch down before threshold, tail strike

Last Update: October 25, 2024 / 13:57:38 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2024

Classification
Accident

Flight number
9I-746

Aircraft Registration
VT-RKF

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport ICAO Code
VEBS

An Alliance Air Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration VT-RKF performing flight 9I-746 from Rourkela to Bhubaneswar (India), was on final approach to Bhubaneswar's runway 14 at 14:21L (08:51Z) when the aircraft contacted a number of approach lights and touched down ahead of the runway threshold. The aircraft slowed without further incident and vacated the runway at a mid taxiway.

India's AAIB reported the aircraft received damage while passing through the approach lights, the aircraft's tail touched the ground before the runway threshold. The AAIB opened an investigation into the occurrence.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Bhubaneswar 17 days later.

There were no short term NOTAMs published for Bhubaneswar after 2022, the last long term/permanent NOTAM of Aug 6th 2024 read "BHUBANESHWAR ASMGCS COMMISSIONED. INSERT IN AD 2 VEBS OF EAIP INDIA ACCORDINGLY."

Metars:
VEBS 081000Z 23001KT 3000 -TSRA BKN018 FEW030CB BKN100 26/24 Q1011 TEMPO 1500 TSRA=
VEBS 080930Z 34002KT 1500 TSRA BKN016 FEW030CB BKN090 26/25 Q1012 TEMPO 0800 +TSRA=
VEBS 080900Z 32004KT 0500 R14/0600 RA BKN016 FEW030CB OVC080 27/23 Q1011 TEMPO 0350 +TSRA=
VEBS 080830Z 11006KT 4000 HZ BKN018 FEW030CB BKN100 32/25 Q1011 TEMPO 3000 -TSRA=
VEBS 080800Z 18001KT 5000 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 33/24 Q1011 NOSIG=
VEBS 080730Z 15002KT 5000 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 33/24 Q1012 NOSIG=
VEBS 080700Z 00000KT 5000 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 34/24 Q1013 NOSIG=
VEBS 080630Z 35002KT 5000 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 32/25 Q1013 NOSIG=
VEBS 080600Z 26001KT 4500 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 31/25 Q1014 BECMG 5000 HZ=
VEBS 080530Z 03002KT 4500 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 32/26 Q1014 TEMPO 3000 -TSRA=
VEBS 080500Z 08002KT 4000 HZ SCT018 FEW030CB BKN100 32/25 Q1015 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 8, 2024

Classification
Accident

Flight number
9I-746

Aircraft Registration
VT-RKF

Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200

ICAO Type Designator
AT72

Airport ICAO Code
VEBS

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