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| Date: | Sunday 29 April 2018 |
| Time: | 14:53 |
| Type: |  Airbus A321-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Vietnam Airlines |
| Registration: | VN-A613 |
| MSN: | 6748 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2533-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 203 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cam Ranh Airport (VVCR) -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Ho Chi Minh City-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Cam Ranh Airport (VVCR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Vietnam Airlines flight VN7344, an Airbus A321, landed on a runway that was still under construction.
The new runway at Cam Ranh is parallel to the current runway 02/20, and 984 feet (300m) East of the centreline of runway 02/20. On December 25, 2018, a similar incident occurred when a VietJet Airbus A320 also landed on the closed new runway.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a321-registered-vn-a613-and-operated-by-vietnam-airlines-on-2904201/
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnamese-plane-touches-down-on-wrong-runway-3743353.html
ASN: December 25, 2018 VietJet Airbus A320
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2018 18:22 | harro | Added |
| 27-Jul-2018 10:01 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants] |
| 26-Dec-2018 13:07 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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