ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186217
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| Date: | Saturday 2 April 2016 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Cambodia Angkor Air |
| Registration: | XU-235 |
| MSN: | 899 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP) |
| Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Cambodia Angkor Air flight K6818 suffered a runway excursion upon landing at Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Vietnam. The aircraft landed off the right side of runway 07R and stopped in the grass.
Weather at the time of the incident (17:40 LT / 10:40 Z) included a crosswind of 12 knots, gusting to 24 knots:
METAR VVTS 021030Z 16012G24KT 080V200 9999 FEW020 31/18 Q1010 NOSIG
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/les-enquetes/les-evenements-notifies/detail/event/incident-grave-de-latr-72-immatricule-xu-235-survenu-le-020416-a-ho-chi-minh-ville-enquete-menee-par-caa-vietnam/
https://tuoitrenews.vn/society/34077/cambodian-airplane-slides-off-runway-at-ho-chi-minh-city-airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2016 16:58 | harro | Added |
| 08-Apr-2016 19:01 | AF5541 | Updated [Total occupants, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2016 19:01 | harro | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 08-Apr-2016 19:03 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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