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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 2015 |
| Time: | 20:12 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Villa Air |
| Registration: | 8Q-VAS |
| MSN: | 1069 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2013 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 62 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Gan International Airport (GAN/VRMG) -
 Maldives
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Fuvahmulah Island Airport (FVM/VRMF) |
| Gan International Airport (GAN/VRMG) | |
| Investigating agency: | AICC Maldives |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft skidded off the runway into the grass area (past the runway shoulder) on the south side off the runway on landing roll. The crew managed to get back on the runway and brought the aircraft to a stop. Right hand propeller blades were found damaged during the post flight inspection.
Causal Factors:
- Loss of control after touch down due to aquaplaning effect.
Contributing factors
- LH wiper inoperative and deferred under the following conditions:
* One or both may be inoperative, provided:
(a) No precipitation is forecasted during a period from one hour before until one hour after the estimated time of departure and arrival at the takeoff and destination aerodromes,
(b) Affected wipers are not part of the equipment required for the intended operation.
- Heavy rain at the time of landing with limited visibility;
- Aircraft approached the runway at a heading of 299 degrees however the flight path indicated an angle to the left of the runway centre line.
Aircraft landed 8.5 metres left of centreline of the runway;
- Standing water on the runway;
- Aquaplaning of the aircraft;
- Aircraft touchdown zone was partly covered with moss growth;
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/Maldivianplanespotters/posts/750216348433246
http://www.sun.mv/english/29941
http://www.haveeru.com.mv/news/60596
http://www.aviainfo.gov.mv/downloads/accidents/2015_01_inci.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2015 10:22 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-May-2015 11:58 | HOG | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 04-Jun-2015 20:07 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2017 16:47 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 27-Feb-2017 16:49 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2017 20:15 | harro | Updated [Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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