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AY865 - Accident: NORRA AT72 at Gothenburg on Aug 10th 2024

Created Friday, Aug 16th 2024 16:48Z, last updated Monday, Aug 19th 2024 19:29Z

Gothenburg Landvetter Airport
File photo: Gothenburg Landvetter Airport.

A NORRA Nordic Regional Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A on behalf of Finnair, registration OH-ATK performing flight AY-865 from Helsinki (Finland) to Gothenburg (Sweden), landed on Gothenburg's runway 21 at 18:21L (16:21Z) but touched down hard, bounced and touched down a second time with the tail contacting the runway surface. The aircraft taxied to the apron.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage, was unable to continue its schedule and remained on the ground in Gothenburg until Aug 16th 2024, then positioned to Helsinki not climbing above FL100 and is still on the ground in Helsinki since (for 3 days).

On Aug 16th 2024 the Finnish Onnettomuustutkintakeskus reported, that they are aware of the occurrence, however, as this happened in Sweden, the Swedish Accident Board is going to investigate. The Finnish AIB has not yet received an invitation to participate in such an investigation.

On Aug 19th 2024 the Swedish SHK reported that they have NOT been informed about the occurrence, based on the inquiry by the AVH they have spoken to the operator and reviewed photographs, rated the occurrence an incident and are not going to investigate (the AVH is going to follow up on that reply).

Source: The Aviation Herald

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