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Azerbaijan Airlines A319 damaged in Istanbul incident

Published on 12th August 2010 by Darryl Morrell, 2445 views
Aircraft Accidents & Incidents Turkey Azerbaijan Airlines

An Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319 sustained substantial damage when the gear collapsed in a runway excursion accident at Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Istanbul.

The accident happened when flight J2075, from Baku, landed on runway 05/23.

All occupants (8 crewmembers and 119 passengers) escaped unhurt.

The aircraft appears to have suffered the loss of its nose-gear in the event. It came to rest near a boundary fence, with its forward fuselage in contact with the ground and suffered sustantial damage to the underneath of the fuselage

The aircraft involved was 4K-AZ04

Azerbaijan Airlines A319 damaged in Istanbul incident

Stuart Lawson (457)
Airbus A319
Azerbaijan Airlines (4K-AZ04)
London - Heathrow

David James Clelford (2586)
Airbus A319
Azerbaijan Airlines (4K-AZ04)
London - Heathrow

Maarten-sr (4488)
Airbus A319
Azerbaijan Airlines (4K-AZ04)
Paris - Charles de Gaulle

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Comments

1 Malcolm Farren
(13. 8. 2010, 21:30 CET)
Apparently the flaps were in the retracted position. Were they retracted before the overun or were they never deployed ?

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