ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163598
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-214 |
| Owner/operator: | Fly NAS |
| Registration: | VP-CXW |
| MSN: | 3475 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Kuwait Intl Airport (KWI/OKBK) -
 Kuwait
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Jeddah |
| Kuwait (KWI/OKBK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft left paved surface during taxi and got stuck in the sand.
Airport officials said the A320 mistakenly entered a construction area despite warning signs installed there.
Conflicting news reports suggest the airplane operated on a flight from (XY 472) or to (XY 473) Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Sources:
https://www.emirates247.com/news/region/passenger-jet-caught-in-sand-at-airport-2014-01-29-1.536536
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2358187&language=en
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Media:
Saudi passenger jet caught in sand at Kuwait airport - http://t.co/GoRv1XCvvJ - Push Bro push pic.twitter.com/IJpEZfWgV9
— Dubai News & Views (@DubaiNameShame) January 29, 2014
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2014 10:14 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 29-Jan-2014 10:21 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2014 10:27 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
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