Created Tuesday, Dec 5th 2023 19:50Z, last updated Monday, Jan 29th 2024 18:18Z
A Sunclass Airlines Airbus A330-900N, registration OY-VKO performing flight
DK-2564 (sched. dep Dec 1st, act. dep Dec 2nd) from Stockholm (Sweden) to Phuket (Thailand), landed on Phuket's runway 09 at 18:00L (11:00Z) but touched down on the left edge of the runway colliding with a runway edge light before the aircraft was steered onto the runway center line. One of the tyres received a puncture as result of the collision with the runway edge light.
Passengers described a rough landing.
The airline reported there were strong crosswind gusts during landing causing one of the aircraft's wheels to go off the runway and collide with a runway edge light, the tyre suffered a puncture. The aircraft rolled out without further incident and taxied to the apron.
The aircraft is still in Phuket standing Dec 5th 2023.
In January 2024 Thailand's AAIIC reported the aircraft landed on the left side of the runway. The occurrence was rated a serious incident and is being investigated.
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