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| Date: | Monday 19 August 2019 |
| Time: | 21:04 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-8LJ (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Pobeda Airlines |
| Registration: | VQ-BTJ |
| MSN: | 39950/5133 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 173 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Gyumri-Leninakan Airport (LWN/UDSG), Gyumri -
 Armenia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Moskva-Vnukovo Airport (VKO/UUWW) |
| Gyumri-Leninakan Airport (LWN/UDSG) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon landing, a Pobeda Boeing 737-8LJ (WL), performing flight DP855, suffered a tail strike. It was taken out of service.
Sources:
https://www.tellerreport.com/news/2019-08-19---russian-plane-makes-a-hard-landing-in-armenian-gyumri-.BkgjWKdNS.html
https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/08/20/Russian-plane-makes-a-hard-landing-in-Armenian-Gyumri/2155385
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/dp855
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/901415/vq-btj-pobeda-boeing-737-8ljwl (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2018 | VQ-BTJ | Pobeda Airlines | 0 | SE Voronezh |  |
min |
| 31 December 2024 | RA-73301 | Pobeda Airlines | 0 | near Vladikavkaz Beslan Airport (OGZ/URMO) | |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2019 06:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Aug-2019 09:08 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2019 09:11 | RobertMB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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