Narrative:
An Airbus A320-232 operated by THY Turkish Airlines sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST), Turkey.
The aircraft operated flight TK1878 from Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Italy, where it departed at 07:00 hours local time (05:00 UTC). At 10:23 hours local time (07:23 UTC) the aircraft carried out an approach to runway 05 at Atatürk Airport. The landing was discontinued and the airplane briefly climbed to 3800 feet. Flames were observed coming from (near) the no. 2 engine as the aircraft climbed away after the aborted landing. The airplane descended to 1100-1250 feet as it circled over sea in preparation for an approach to runway 35L.
The A320 touched down on runway 35L at 10:41 hours local time. During this landing the right hand main gear collapsed, causing the no. 2 engine to drag along the runway. It swung to the right almost 180 degrees before coming to rest off the side of the runway.
LTBA 250720Z 17005KT 140V200 CAVOK 15/05 Q1020 NOSIG
Wind 170 degrees at 5 knots, varying 140-200 degrees; Ceiling and Visibility OK; temperature 15°C; dew point 5°C; pressure 1020 mb07:50 UTC / 10:50 local time:
LTBA 250750Z 20004KT 160V240 CAVOK 15/07 Q1020 NOSIG
Wind 200 degrees at 4 knots, varying 160-240 degrees; Ceiling and Visibility OK; temperature 15°C; dew point 7°C; pressure 1020 mb
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 25 April 2015 |
| Time: | 10:41 |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JPE |
| MSN: | 2941 |
| First flight: | 2006-10-18 (8 years 6 months) |
| Engines: | 2 IAE V2527-A5 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 97 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST) ( Turkey)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP/LIMC), Italy |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA), Turkey | |
| Flightnumber: | TK1878 |
An Airbus A320-232 operated by THY Turkish Airlines sustained substantial damage in a landing accident at Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST), Turkey.
The aircraft operated flight TK1878 from Milano-Malpensa Airport (MXP), Italy, where it departed at 07:00 hours local time (05:00 UTC). At 10:23 hours local time (07:23 UTC) the aircraft carried out an approach to runway 05 at Atatürk Airport. The landing was discontinued and the airplane briefly climbed to 3800 feet. Flames were observed coming from (near) the no. 2 engine as the aircraft climbed away after the aborted landing. The airplane descended to 1100-1250 feet as it circled over sea in preparation for an approach to runway 35L.
The A320 touched down on runway 35L at 10:41 hours local time. During this landing the right hand main gear collapsed, causing the no. 2 engine to drag along the runway. It swung to the right almost 180 degrees before coming to rest off the side of the runway.
Classification:
Runway excursion (veer-off)
METAR Weather report:
07:20 UTC / 10:20 local time:LTBA 250720Z 17005KT 140V200 CAVOK 15/05 Q1020 NOSIG
Wind 170 degrees at 5 knots, varying 140-200 degrees; Ceiling and Visibility OK; temperature 15°C; dew point 5°C; pressure 1020 mb07:50 UTC / 10:50 local time:
LTBA 250750Z 20004KT 160V240 CAVOK 15/07 Q1020 NOSIG
Wind 200 degrees at 4 knots, varying 160-240 degrees; Ceiling and Visibility OK; temperature 15°C; dew point 7°C; pressure 1020 mb
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accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
accident date: 25-04-2015
type: Airbus A320-232
registration: TC-JPE
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Distance from Milano-Malpensa Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport as the crow flies is 1689 km (1056 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Milano-Malpensa Airport to Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport as the crow flies is 1689 km (1056 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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