THY A333 at Istanbul on Dec 26th 2024, wing tip strike
Last Update: January 12, 2025 / 17:18:58 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-711
Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JNI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
Turkey's AIB reported the aircraft suffered a right wing strike during landing, the aircraft sustained minor damage, the occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Istanbul on Jan 12th 2025, 17 days later.
According to ADS-B data the aircraft was aligned with the runway center line until second fixed distance marker when the aircraft suddenly veered to the right and began to climb again, in the climb the aircraft went about 45 meters/150 feet beyond the right hand edge of runway before returning onto a runway heading.
According to information The Aviation Herald received a bank angle of 15 degrees to the right when the wing contacted the runway surface.
Metars:
LTFM 260920Z 05023KT 8000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 11/09 Q1020 NOSIG=
LTFM 260850Z 04025KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 10/10 Q1020 NOSIG=
LTFM 260820Z 05024KT 6000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 10/10 Q1020 NOSIG=
LTFM 260750Z 05023KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 10/10 Q1020 NOSIG=
LTFM 260720Z 06024KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 10/10 Q1020 NOSIG=
LTFM 260650Z 06024KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 10/10 Q1019 NOSIG=
LTFM 260620Z 03025KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 11/10 Q1018 NOSIG=
LTFM 260550Z 04023KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 11/10 Q1018 NOSIG=
LTFM 260520Z 05022KT 7000 -RA BKN004 BKN022 11/10 Q1018 NOSIG=
LTFM 260450Z 05019KT 9999 -RA BKN004 BKN025 11/10 Q1015 NOSIG=
LTFM 260420Z 03019KT 8000 -RA BKN004 BKN025 11/10 Q1015 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 26, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-711
Departure
Islamabad, Pakistan
Destination
Istanbul, Turkey
Aircraft Registration
TC-JNI
Aircraft Type
Airbus A330-300
ICAO Type Designator
A333
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