domingo, 14 de janeiro de 2018

Runway Excursion: Pegasus B738 Accident at Trabzon

Hello fellows, this is the first post in 2018. I hope it's not the last one. hehehe
To start up, I will post the text published by The Aviation Herald and explain some words related to this accident. 

By Simon Hradecky.
A Pegasus Boeing 737-800, registration TC-CPF performing flight PC-8622 from Ankara to Trabzon (Turkey) with 162 passengers and 6 crew, landed on Trabzon's runway 11 at 23:26L (20:26Z) but veered left off the runway, went down a slope and came to a stop on soft ground just short of the sea about 60 meters before the runway end and about 60 meters to the left of the left runway edge. The aircraft was evacuated. There were no injuries, the aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The airline confirmed the flight had a runway excursion incident while landing in Trabon. The aircraft carried 162 passengers, 2 pilots and 4 crew, all of them disembarked safely, there were no injuries.
The governor of Trabzon reported there were no injuries.
Local emergency services reported 3 people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries.

Mode-S data suggest the aircraft touched down normally at 143 knots over ground.



Explaining:
Esse acidente foi um típico caso de runway excursion. Só para relembrar:
Runway incursion – incursão de pista ou invasão de pista
Runway excursion – excursão de pista ou saída frontal ou lateral da pista
Quando a saída é lateral, trata-se de uma veer-off. Quando ultrapassa os limites da pista, trata-se de uma overrun.
Vocabulário do texto:
Performing flight PC-8622 – realizando o voo PC-8622
Veered left off the runway -  saída pela lateral esquerda da pista
60 meters before the runway end – 60m antes do final da pista
60 meters to the left of the left runway edge – 60m para a esquerda da ponta esquerda da pista
The aircraft was evacuated – a aeronave foi evacuada
(minor) injuries – ferimentos (leves)
Aircraft sustained substantial damage – aeronave sofreu danos substanciais
Disembarked safely – desembarcaram com segurança
Emergency services – serviços de emergência
Touched down – momento em que aeronave toca a pista
Over ground – no solo