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| Date: | Thursday 31 January 2008 |
| Time: | 00:10 |
| Type: |  Saab 340B |
| Owner/operator: | Central Connect Airlines, opf Job Air |
| Registration: | OK-CCD |
| MSN: | 340B-161 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | GE CT7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Lappeenranta Airport (EFLP) -
 Finland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL/EFHK) |
| Lappeenranta Airport (LPP/EFLP) | |
| Investigating agency: | SIAF |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft veered off the snowy runway during the landing roll. Left propeller tips damaged. No injuries reported.
The incident was caused by the aircraft veering off the cleared section of the runway during the landing roll. The right engine failed after reverse thrust was applied which caused asymmetric braking, resulting in the aircraft turning to the left and skidding off the runway. There was also a contributing factor: snowflakes illuminated by the landing lights were blowing across the runway in the breeze and this may have confused the pilots with regard to the course of the aircraft in relation to the runway centre line. The centre line markings were completely covered by snow and the pilots were uninformed of the snow banks on the runway. The conditions in snowfall during night-time were difficult and braking action was poor. The width of the cleared area of the runway was 33 m and there was a direct crosswind. The pilots had only limited experience with local winter operations and with the wintertime runway maintenance practices in use.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.onnettomuustutkinta.fi/uploads/g11gnyeudxq.pdf (includes summary in English)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2009 23:36 | slowkid | Added |
| 12-Dec-2024 12:59 | Keke | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 12-Dec-2024 13:03 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 19-Feb-2025 10:43 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
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