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| Date: | Tuesday 14 July 2020 |
| Time: | 13:29 |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-48EF (SCD) |
| Owner/operator: | Astral Aviation |
| Registration: | TF-AMU |
| MSN: | 27603/1210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Doncaster Sheffield Airport, Finningley, South Yorkshire (EGCN) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Nairobi-Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO/HKJK) |
| Doncaster/Sheffield-Robin Hood Airport (DSA/EGCN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Flight 8V2601 taxied off the runway when making a 180-degree turn on the turning pad after landing on runway 02 at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (EGCN). A spokesman for Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) said:
"We can confirm that the runway at DSA is temporarily closed due to a 747 freight aircraft requiring operational support.There were no passengers on board at the time of the incident, and there were no injuries to colleagues or crew. The freight on board the aircraft may be offloaded to aid recovery.
The fire team attended to assess the situation, have confirmed that the aircraft is safe, and have now returned to the station. This will cause disruption to flights arriving and departing from DSA this afternoon.
An inbound flight from Poznan will divert to Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) and the outbound passengers to Poznan will be provided with transport to meet their flight from LBA."
Sources:
1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-leeds-53361776
2. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/8v2601#24ee77eb
3. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/major-disruption-flights-doncaster-sheffield-18596279
4. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1309430/Doncaster-Sheffield-Airport-news-plane-off-runway-shut-South-Yorkshire-airport
5. https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/crew-evacuated-after-747-plane-skids-runway-doncaster-sheffield-airport-2913287
6. https://www.mirror.co.uk/travel/news/breaking-doncaster-sheffield-airport-closed-22355006
7. https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2020-07-14/doncaster-sheffield-airport-closes-temporarily-after-plane-reportedly-skids-off-runway
8. https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/doncaster-sheffield-runway-shuts-after-cargo-747-excursion/139288.article
History of this aircraft
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Location
Media:
Flights have been delayed and diverted https://t.co/J46EaY9boi
— SouthYorksLive (@SouthYorksLive) July 14, 2020
The runway is still closed at @DSA_Airport https://t.co/QbgRnJ0xC7
— SouthYorksLive (@SouthYorksLive) July 14, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2020 15:16 | CheeseTriangle | Added |
| 14-Jul-2020 15:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jul-2020 15:21 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jul-2020 17:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jul-2020 17:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jul-2020 19:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jul-2020 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jul-2020 19:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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