ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277424
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| Date: | Monday 4 April 2022 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  ATR 72-600 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Air Tahiti |
| Registration: | F-ORVS |
| MSN: | 1192 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Atuona Airport, Marquesas Islands (AUQ/NTMN) -
 French Polynesia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Nuku Hiva Airport (NHV/NTMD) |
| Atuona Airport, Marquesas Islands (AUQ/NTMN) | |
| Investigating agency: | BEA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air Tahiti flight VT823, an ATR 72-600, suffered a hard touchdown during an attempted landing at Atuona Airport, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
The aircraft was at about 100 ft on final approach when a downdraft pushed the aircraft towards the ground. The crew could not avoid a hard contact with the runway and performed a go-around.
The flight landed normally on the second attempt.
The incident aircraft was ferried to Papeete on 14 April 2022.
Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-atr-72-registered-f-orvs-operated-by-air-tahiti-on-04-04-2022-at-atuona/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2022 15:51 | harro | Added |
| 15-Apr-2022 15:52 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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