THY B738 at Nice on Aug 27th 2016, went through extended centerline and descended below safe height
Last Update: August 29, 2016 / 15:51:45 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1815
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Nice, France
Aircraft Registration
TC-JVL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, Nice
Airport ICAO Code
LFMN
Metars:
LFMN 271706Z 20006KT CAVOK 27/21 Q1019 NOSIG
LFMN 271630Z 19005KT CAVOK 28/21 Q1019 NOSIG
LFMN 271600Z 18005KT 9999 FEW040 28/21 Q1019 NOSIG
LFMN 271530Z 19005KT 9999 FEW040 28/20 Q1019 NOSIG
LFMN 271500Z 19004KT 9999 FEW040 28/20 Q1019 NOSIG
LFMN 271430Z 19005KT 9999 FEW040 28/20 Q1019 NOSIG
LFMN 271400Z 18005KT 9999 FEW040 28/20 Q1019 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 27, 2016
Classification
Incident
Airline
THY Turkish Airlines
Flight number
TK-1815
Departure
Istanbul, Turkey
Destination
Nice, France
Aircraft Registration
TC-JVL
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, Nice
Airport ICAO Code
LFMN
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