Algerie AT72 at Algiers on Jun 13th 2015, runway excursion on landing
Last Update: June 23, 2015 / 15:59:09 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 13, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-6039
Departure
Batna, Algeria
Destination
Algiers, Algeria
Aircraft Registration
7T-VUK
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
DAAG
The runway was closed for about one hour.
On Jun 23rd 2015 the French BEA reported in their weekly bulletin that the aircraft landed on runway 23, departed the runway to the left about 1500 meters down the runway and continued parallel to the runway center line on the grass before coming to a stop. There were no injuries and the aircraft did not receive any damage. Algeria's Accident Investigation Board rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Metars:
DAAG 131600Z 26015KT 9999 FEW026 27/14 Q1013
DAAG 131530Z 29011KT 220V350 9999 FEW026 SCT080 28/13 Q1013
DAAG 131500Z 33013KT 300V360 9999 FEW026 SCT080 27/14 Q1013
DAAG 131430Z 32013KT 290V360 9999 FEW026 SCT080 27/17 Q1013
DAAG 131400Z 32014KT 290V350 9999 FEW026 SCT080 27/16 Q1013
DAAG 131330Z 33013KT 300V360 9999 FEW026 SCT080 27/15 Q1013
DAAG 131300Z 33013KT 9999 FEW026 SCT080 27/14 Q1013
DAAG 131230Z 34015KT 300V360 9999 FEW026 SCT086 28/13 Q1013
DAAG 131200Z 33016KT 9999 FEW026 SCT230 28/12 Q1013
DAAG 131130Z 30015KT 9999 FEW030 SCT230 28/11 Q1013
DAAG 131100Z 30016KT 9999 FEW030 29/10 Q1013
DAAG 131030Z 29012KT 250V330 9999 FEW026 29/10 Q1013
DAAG 131000Z 31010KT 270V340 9999 FEW026 28/10 Q1013
DAAG 130930Z 28009KT 240V310 9999 FEW026 28/10 Q1012
DAAG 130900Z 24008KT 200V270 9999 FEW026 27/10 Q1013
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 13, 2015
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Air Algerie
Flight number
AH-6039
Departure
Batna, Algeria
Destination
Algiers, Algeria
Aircraft Registration
7T-VUK
Aircraft Type
ATR ATR-72-200
ICAO Type Designator
AT72
Airport ICAO Code
DAAG
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