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| Date: | Thursday 5 May 2022 |
| Time: | 19:47 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-315Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Maldivian |
| Registration: | 8Q-IAK |
| MSN: | 557 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 45 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) -
 Maldives
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Huvadhu Atoll-Kooddoo Airport (GKK/VRMO) |
| Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO) | |
| Investigating agency: | AICC Maldives |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Maldivian flight Q2274, a DHC-8-315Q, suffered runway excursion after landing on runway 21 at Kadhdhoo Airport (KDO), Maldives.
Gusting winds of up to 60 km/h were reported at Kadhdhoo due to thunderstorm activity around the airport at the time of the incident. There were no injuries to passengers and crew.
Causes / Contributing Factors
The AICC determines that the probable causes of the serious incident are:
1. Volatile winds prevailing at KDO;
2. Failure to initiate a second go-around even after missing the aiming point marker by a considerable distance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/aviatorsmaldivess/posts/5073977692679029
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/8q-iak#2bc345f6
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 February 2025 | 8Q-IAK | Maldivian | 0 | near Fuvahmulah Island (FVM) | |
unk |
| Engine failure | ||||||
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2022 05:14 | Aleef Adam | Added |
| 06-May-2022 05:17 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-May-2022 07:35 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Jun-2022 07:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Damage, ] |
| 25-Aug-2023 13:21 | harro | Updated |
| 14-Feb-2025 13:50 | ASN | Updated |
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