Vietjet A320 at Ho Chi Minh City on May 7th 2025, temporary runway excursion on landing

Last Update: May 11, 2025 / 13:09:07 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 7, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vietjet Air

Flight number
VJ-1149

Departure
Hanoi, Vietnam

Destination
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Aircraft Registration
VN-A666

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City

Airport ICAO Code
VVTS

A VietjetAir Airbus A320-200, registration VN-A666 performing flight VJ-1149 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), landed on Ho Chi Minh City's runway 25R at 17:30L (10:30Z) but after touchdown veered right beyond the runway edge between 130 and 98 knots over ground before returning fully onto the runway and veering to but remaining within the left edge. The aircraft slowed without further incident and taxied to the apron.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11th 2025.

Post flight examinations showed one runway edge light had been damaged.

The CAA Vietnam grounded the aircraft for further examinations.

Metars:
VVTS 071200Z 05005KT 030V090 8000 -TSRA SCT015 FEW017CB BKN048 25/25 Q1006 NOSIG=
VVTS 071130Z 06010KT 030V090 8000 -TSRA SCT015 FEW017CB BKN040 24/24 Q1006 NOSIG=
VVTS 071100Z 26007KT 210V300 1500 +TSRA BKN012 SCT015CB 26/26 Q1006 BECMG TL1110 3000 TSRA=
VVTS 071030Z 15009KT 090V210 6000 2500W +SHRA SCT017 FEW020CB BKN043 30/27 Q1005 TEMPO TL1100 2000 +TSRA=
VVTS 071000Z 21011KT 8000 -SHRA SCT017 FEW020CB BKN051 34/25 Q1004 NOSIG=
VVTS 070930Z 19009KT 150V230 9999 SCT017 FEW020CB 34/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
VVTS 070900Z 17008KT 130V220 9000 -SHRA SCT018 FEW020CB 35/25 Q1003 NOSIG=
VVTS 070830Z 24009KT 200V290 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT017 FEW020CB 35/24 Q1003 NOSIG=
VVTS 070800Z 27011KT 230V290 9000 -SHRA SCT021 FEW023CB 36/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
VVTS 070730Z 27009KT 9999 SCT023 37/24 Q1004 NOSIG=
VVTS 070700Z 28010KT 250V320 9999 SCT020 FEW023TCU 37/24 Q1005 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 7, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vietjet Air

Flight number
VJ-1149

Departure
Hanoi, Vietnam

Destination
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Aircraft Registration
VN-A666

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City

Airport ICAO Code
VVTS

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