Incident Airbus A330-303 A7-AEA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213201
 
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Date:Friday 13 July 2018
Time:02:17 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic A333 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Airbus A330-303
Owner/operator:Qatar Airways
Registration: A7-AEA
MSN: 623
Year of manufacture:2004
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 310
Aircraft damage: Minor
Location:Cochin International Airport (COK/VOCI) -   India
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH/OTHH)
Destination airport:Cochin International Airport (COK/VOCI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Qatar Airways flight QR516, an Airbus A330-300, damaged runway edge lights during landing on runway 27 at Cochin International Airport in India.
An airport spokesman reported that there had been heavy rains at the time of the incident.

In 2018 alone two similar incidents occurred at Cochin International Airport:
14 August 2018: A Kuwait Airways Airbus A330-200, damaged runway edge lights during landing on runway 27 in rain
27 May 2018: A SriLankan Airlines A330-300 struck runway lights when it drifted to the side of the runway on landing in rain.

Weather at the time of the incident involving QR516:
VOCI 122000Z 00000KT 2500 BR SCT008 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 25/24 Q1007 NOSIG
2047Z: incident time
VOCI 122100Z 00000KT 2500 -DZ SCT010 SCT012 FEW025CB OVC080 25/24 Q1007 NOSIG
VOCI 122200Z 00000KT 3000 -DZ SCT008 SCT012 OVC080 25/24 Q1007 NOSIG

Sources:

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a7-aea#1d1a1eb6
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=518750
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/incoming-qatar-airways-flight-skids-on-wet-kochi-runway-all-on-board-safe/articleshow/64974668.cms

14 August 2018 Kuwait Airways A330 incident
27 May 2018 SriLankan A330 incident

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
13-Jul-2018 09:36 harro Added
14-Aug-2018 09:51 harro Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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