Created Saturday, Feb 3rd 2024 18:13Z, last updated Monday, Jun 3rd 2024 11:51Z
An Avion Express Airbus A320-200, registration LY-NVL performing flight
X9-8242 from Milan Bergamo (Italy) to Vilnius (Lithuania), landed on Vilnius' runway 19 at about 14:19L (12:19Z) but veered right off the runway onto soft ground, went across a turnoff and returned onto the runway centerline at about 5 knots over ground. The aircraft subsequently vacated the runway via the next turn off and taxied to the apron. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The occurrence aircraft is still on the ground in Vilnius about 6 hours after landing.
On Feb 27th 2024 Lithuania's AIB reported they have oepened an investigation describing the occurrence as "After landing, the aircraft departed the paved surface into the grass area at the side of the runway. The aircraft returned to the runway after few hundred meters. The aircraft proceeded to taxi to the apron."
On Jun 3rd 2024 Germany's BFU reported they have been asked by Lithuania's AIB to support the investigation and have joined the investigation. The BFU described the occurrence: "Nach der Landung geriet das Luftfahrzeug für eine kurze Strecke rechts von der Bahn ab und kam im Gras zum Stehen. Die BFU unterstützt die Untersuchung, da sie von der untersuchungsführenden Behörde darum gebeten wurde." (After landing the aircraft went off the runway to the right for a short distance and came to a stop in the Grass. The BFU supports the investigation because being asked by the investigation leader).
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