AZAL A320 at St. Petersburg on Oct 20th 2025, problems with landing gear, overran runway on landing back

Last Update: October 20, 2025 / 10:23:06 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines

Flight number
J2-20

Departure
St. Petersburg, Russia

Destination
Baku, Azerbaijan

Aircraft Registration
4K-AZ84

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Pulkovo Airport, St. Petersburg

Airport ICAO Code
ULLI

An AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration 4K-AZ84 performing flight J2-20 from St. Petersburg (Russia) to Baku (Azerbaijan) with 155 people on board, was climbing out of St. Petersburg's runway 28R when the crew stopped the climb at FL060 and entered a hold due to problems with the landing gear. The aircraft performed two low approaches to runway 28R, then entered a hold for about one hour, then performed another low approach to runway 28R and positioned for a full stop landing on runway 28R. Upon landing the aircraft overran the end of the runway and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground past the runway around 100 meters/330 feet past the runway end about 3 hours after departure. There were no injuries.

The airline reported the crew decided to return to St. Petersburg due to a technical problem with the landing gear and burned off fuel. A replacement aircraft has been dispatched.

A replacement Airbus A320-200N registration 4K-AZ143 is estimated to reach Baku with a delay of about 9 hours.

Metars:
ULLI 200200Z 23003MPS 9999 SCT046 01/M02 Q1017 R28L/190055 NOSIG=
ULLI 200130Z 24001MPS 9999 SCT023 M00/M02 Q1017 R28L/190055 NOSIG=
ULLI 200100Z 20003MPS 140V240 9999 SCT023 00/M02 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 200030Z 17002MPS 140V230 9999 FEW023 M00/M03 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 200000Z 21003MPS 180V260 CAVOK 00/M02 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 192330Z 03001MPS CAVOK M00/M03 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 192300Z 21002MPS CAVOK 00/M02 Q1018 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 192230Z 21002MPS 180V240 CAVOK 01/M02 Q1018 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 192200Z 22003MPS CAVOK 01/M02 Q1018 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 192130Z 22001MPS CAVOK 00/M02 Q1018 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
ULLI 192100Z 19003MPS 160V230 CAVOK 01/M02 Q1018 R28R/290050 NOSIG=
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 20, 2025

Classification
Incident

Airline
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines

Flight number
J2-20

Departure
St. Petersburg, Russia

Destination
Baku, Azerbaijan

Aircraft Registration
4K-AZ84

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Pulkovo Airport, St. Petersburg

Airport ICAO Code
ULLI

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