Vueling A320 at Bilbao on Mar 28th 2016, temporary runway excursion during landing
Last Update: April 8, 2016 / 13:15:28 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-1420
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Bilbao, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MGE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Bilbao Airport, Bilbao
Airport ICAO Code
LEBB
Spain's AENA reported that the aircraft even rolled over soft ground before returning onto the runway and took a number of runway edge lights out.
The airline said, the aircraft never departed paved surface, however confirmed the aircraft went beyond the runway edge due to a wind gust stating, the aircraft was literally blown towards the runway edge.
Spain's CIAIAC opened an investigation into the occurrence.
The occurrence aircraft remained on the ground in Bilbao for 6 days 10 hours, then positioned to Barcelona and resumed service.
On Apr 8th 2016 Spain's CIAIAC released a first notice stating, that the aircraft had gone around, chose runway 30 for the second approach but was unable to maintain trajectory on the center line of the runway and went beyond the left edge of the runway with the left main gear before returning onto the runway and stopping on the runway. There were no injuries, aircraft and airport facilities sustained minor damage.
Metars:
LEBB 280900Z 22012G26KT 160V270 9999 FEW045 15/06 Q1012 NOSIG
LEBB 280830Z 22014G26KT 170V270 9999 FEW045 15/06 Q1011 NOSIG
LEBB 280800Z 23016G30KT 170V280 9999 FEW045 15/05 Q1011 NOSIG
LEBB 280730Z 22015G27KT 170V290 9999 FEW045 15/05 Q1011 NOSIG
LEBB 280700Z 22014G24KT 180V280 9999 FEW070 15/05 Q1011 NOSIG
LEBB 280630Z 22017G35KT 160V270 9999 FEW070 15/05 Q1010 NOSIG
LEBB 280600Z 22017G27KT 170V270 9999 FEW070 15/05 Q1010 NOSIG
LEBB 280530Z 22015G28KT 160V290 9999 FEW070 15/04 Q1010 NOSIG
LEBB 280500Z 22015G25KT 160V290 9999 FEW070 15/04 Q1009 NOSIG
LEBB 280430Z 22014KT 170V270 9999 FEW070 15/05 Q1010 NOSIG
LEBB 280400Z 22018G31KT 170V270 9999 FEW070 15/04 Q1010 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 28, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
Vueling
Flight number
VY-1420
Departure
Barcelona, Spain
Destination
Bilbao, Spain
Aircraft Registration
EC-MGE
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Bilbao Airport, Bilbao
Airport ICAO Code
LEBB
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