Runway excursion Incident Airbus A320-214 4K-AZ84, Monday 20 October 2025
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Date:Monday 20 October 2025
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A320 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A320-214
Owner/operator:Azerbaijan Airlines
Registration: 4K-AZ84
MSN: 3006
Year of manufacture:2006
Engine model:CFMI CFM56-5B4/P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 162
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI) -   Russia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED/ULLI)
Destination airport:Baku-Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD/UBBB)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Azerbaijan Airlines flight J220, an Airbus A320-214, veered off runway 28R while landing at Saint Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport (LED). The pilot was performing an emergency landing. There were no personal injuries.

The aircraft took off from LED runway 28R at 00:40. The crew immediately received an indication showing that the landing gear had not retracted. The crew decided to return and land at the departure airport.
For a visual check of the landing gear position, the crew performed low passes over the runway, after which ground services confirmed that the left main landing gear was in an abnormal position. After burning off fuel, the aircraft made a landed back at LED. During the landing roll, the aircraft veered slightly off the runway centerline and rolled a short distance onto the ground.

The occupants disembarked using a mobile stairway.

METAR:

METAR ULLI 200100Z 20003MPS 140V240 9999 SCT023 00/M02 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG
METAR ULLI 200030Z 17002MPS 140V230 9999 FEW023 M00/M03 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG
METAR ULLI 200000Z 21003MPS 180V260 CAVOK 00/M02 Q1017 R28R/290050 NOSIG

Sources:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/airbus-a320-skids-off-st-petersburg-runway-in-emergency-landing/articleshow/124698711.cms?from=mdr
https://www.interfax.ru/russia/1053507
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/4k-az84#3cbd48b3
https://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-a320-3006.htm

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Oct-2025 07:04 gerard57 Added
20-Oct-2025 07:23 vasilf Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, ]
20-Oct-2025 08:48 vasilf Updated [Embed code, ]
20-Oct-2025 09:45 ASN Updated [Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, ]
20-Oct-2025 10:44 ASN Updated [Narrative, ]

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