Norwegian B38M at Umea on Oct 1st 2026, takeoff from wrong intersection

Last Update: November 9, 2026 / 20:42:24 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden

Flight number
D8-4016

Departure
Umea, Sweden

Destination
Stockholm, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
SE-RTE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

A Norwegian Air Sweden Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration SE-RTE performing flight D8-4016 from Umea to Stockholm (Sweden), was taxiing for departure from Umea's runway 14, entered the runway at taxiway C about 1050 meters down the runway (measured from threshold runway 14). The aircraft turned left and commenced takeoff with 1170 meters remaining for takeoff, became airborne and climbed to safety.

On Nov 6th 2026 Sweden's Statens Haverikommission (SHK) rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation reporting: "A Boeing 737 MAX 8 commenced take-off from a different taxiway than the one used in the take-off performance calculation. The available take-off distance was therefore shorter than that taken into account in the calculation. The aircraft took off approximately 500 meters short of the runway end and passed it at an altitude of approximately 70 feet. The incident is considered a serious incident, as there were limited remaining safety barriers between the incident and a possible accident."

The aircraft had performed another flight (D8-4012) earlier the same day, where the aircraft entered the runway via taxiway C, turned right to backtrack runway 14 and commenced takeoff at the runway threshold. Another B38M of Norwegian had performed two more flights out of Umea the same day also backtracking runway 14 from taxiway C.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
SE-RTE
Country of Registration
Sweden
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
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Aircraft Model / Type
737-8
ICAO Aircraft Type
B38M
Year of Manufacture
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Oct 1, 2026

Classification
Incident

Airline
Norwegian Air Sweden

Flight number
D8-4016

Departure
Umea, Sweden

Destination
Stockholm, Sweden

Aircraft Registration
SE-RTE

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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