Runway excursion Incident ATR 72-600 F-ORVT,
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Date:Wednesday 26 October 2022
Time:17:50 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic AT75 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
ATR 72-600
Owner/operator:Air Tahiti
Registration: F-ORVT
MSN: 1432
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 70
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Huahine Airport (HUH) -   French Polynesia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:Papeete-Faaa Airport (PPT/NTAA)
Destination airport:Huahine Airport (HUH/NTTH)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Air Tahiti flight VT384, an ATR 72-600, suffered a temporary runway excursion during landing at Huahine Airport.
The crew encountered a strong crosswind as well as a wet runway and the combined effect of the two caused the aircraft on touchdown to swerve to the right and slightly veer off the runway approximately a meter, according to the airline.

Sources:

https://www.radio1.pf/un-atr-dair-tahiti-immobilise-apres-un-atterrissage-violent-a-huahine/
https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/polynesie/tahiti/polynesie-francaise/un-avion-d-air-tahiti-fait-une-sortie-de-piste-a-l-atterrissage-a-huahine-1334748.html
https://www.tahiti-infos.com/%E2%80%8BUn-ATR-d-Air-Tahiti-paralyse-les-vols-perturbes_a212814.html
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/f-orvt#2dfd0815

Revision history:

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28-Oct-2022 19:45 harro Added

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