Created Thursday, Oct 27th 2022 15:05Z, last updated Thursday, Oct 27th 2022 15:05Z
An Air Tahiti Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A, registration F-ORVT performing flight
VT-384 from Papeete to Huahine (French Polynesia) with 70 people on board, landed on Huahine's runway 25 at 07:52L (17:52Z) but veered to the right and temporarily went off the runway before the crew was able to steer the aircraft back onto the runway. The aircraft taxied to the apron where the passengers disembarked normally.
The airline reported the aircraft encountered a violent crosswind and a wet runway causing a brief change of tracking causing the aircraft to briefly swerve off the runway by about one meter.
The aircraft is still on the ground in Huahine about 21 hours after landing.
No weather data are available for Huahine.
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