Spicejet DH8D at Tirupati on Sep 17th 2016, runway excursion
Last Update: September 18, 2016 / 11:00:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-1047
Departure
Hyderabad, India
Destination
Tirupati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SUE
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Airport
Tirupati Airport, Tirupati
Airport ICAO Code
VOTP
The airline confirmed the flight "went slightly off the runway" while landing in Tirupati, all passengers are safe, there was no damage to the aircraft.
Tirupati features a runway 08/26 of 2290 meters/7500 feet length.
Metars:
VOTP 171630Z 30006KT 5000 -DZ SCT020 FEW025CB BKN080 25/24 Q1008=
VOTP 171530Z 32005KT 5000 -DZ SCT020 FEW025CB BKN080 26/23 Q1007=
VOTP 171500Z 09050KT 5000 -TSDZ SCT020 FEW025CB BKN080 26/23 Q1007=
VOTP 171430Z 34006KT 5000 -TSDZ SCT020 FEW025CB BKN080 27/23 Q1007=
VOTP 171400Z 20010KT 2500 TSRA SCT020 FEW025CB BKN080 27/23 Q1006=
VOTP 171300Z 20006KT 5000 -TSDZ SCT025 FEW025CB BKN080 29/22 Q1005=
VOTP 171230Z 19012G22KT 3000 -TSRA FEW020 SCT025 FEW025CB BKN080 31/22 Q1004=
VOTP 171200Z 23012G22KT 3000 RA FEW020 SCT025 FEW025CB BKN080 33/22 Q1003=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 17, 2016
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Spicejet
Flight number
SG-1047
Departure
Hyderabad, India
Destination
Tirupati, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-SUE
Aircraft Type
De Havilland Dash 8 (400)
ICAO Type Designator
DH8D
Airport
Tirupati Airport, Tirupati
Airport ICAO Code
VOTP
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