Saudia A320 at Abha on Jul 6th 2014, hard landing
Last Update: December 4, 2014 / 20:40:49 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-1655
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Abha, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AS41
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Abha Regional Airport, Abha
Airport ICAO Code
OEAB
The aircraft continued its schedule and departed for the return flight SV-1662 to Riyadh landing without further incident in Riyadh on schedule. Only there the aircraft was removed from service.
The aircraft remained on the ground in Riyadh until August 26th 2014, then resumed service.
Metars:
OEAB 060800Z 01012KT 8000 FEW020 BKN070 30/04 Q1023 NOSIG=
OEAB 060700Z 03012KT 8000 FEW020 BKN070 28/03 Q1023 NOSIG=
OEAB 060600Z 01013KT 9000 FEW020 BKN070 27/04 Q1023 NOSIG=
OEAB 060500Z 01010KT 8000 NSC 26/05 Q1023 NOSIG=
OEAB 060400Z 33005KT 7000 NSC 24/07 Q1022 NOSIG=
OEAB 060300Z 35007KT 7000 NSC 24/07 Q1021 NOSIG=
OEAB 060200Z 35006KT 7000 SKC 24/07 Q1021 NOSIG=
OEAB 060100Z 33005KT 7000 SKC 24/06 Q1021 NOSIG=
OEAB 060000Z 31005KT 6000 NSC 24/10 Q1021 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 6, 2014
Classification
Accident
Cause
Hard landing
Airline
Saudi Arabian Airlines
Flight number
SV-1655
Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Destination
Abha, Saudi Arabia
Aircraft Registration
HZ-AS41
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Abha Regional Airport, Abha
Airport ICAO Code
OEAB
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