[durt]

In a harrowing incident at Trabzon Airport, a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 carrying 168 people skidded off the runway and down a steep slope toward the Black Sea on Saturday night. Miraculously, no injuries were reported among the 162 passengers and six crew members on board.

The aircraft, arriving from Ankara, lost control after landing at Trabzon Airport and veered off the slippery runway. It came to a stop on a muddy cliff, with its nose pointed perilously toward the sea. The images of the precariously positioned jet quickly circulated in the media, highlighting the severity of the incident.

Emergency services rushed to the scene, and all passengers and crew were safely evacuated. The airport was temporarily closed following the accident, and flights were diverted.

An investigation has been initiated to determine the exact cause of the incident. Preliminary reports suggest a combination of wet runway conditions and potential pilot error or technical malfunction. The official findings of the investigation are awaited to provide further insights.

Recovery efforts for the aircraft involved specialized equipment due to its precarious position. The operation was conducted carefully to prevent any further damage or environmental impact.

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[Hunted]

Accident: Pegasus B738 at Trabzon on Jan 13th 2018, runway excursion

Created Sunday, Jan 14th 2018 00:47Z, last updated Tuesday, Jan 16th 2018 16:07Z
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.

On Jan 15th 2018 Trabzon's Prosecution Office reported they have opened an investigation into the accident. The flight crew was tested for intoxication, no findings were made, and was interviewed. The flight crew reported the flight was normal until after touch down with the first officer being pilot flying, deceleration was slow due to the wet runway, the controls were handed to the captain, the captain applied brakes, the aircraft turned left, the aircraft went off the runway, the right hand engine suddenly accelerated in forward thrust unintentionally. The aircraft went over the cliff and dropped, the right hand engine separated and fell into the sea. The aircraft came to a stop, the crew alerted tower and emergency services responded arriving in a short time.

On Jan 16th 2018 Trabzon's Prosecution Office added the captain stated, that the first officer landed the aircraft, the aircraft however did not slow down during roll out. The captain took control of the aircraft and applied brakes, at this time the aircraft veered left, the right hand engine accelerated when the aircraft was already off the left edge of the runway. The aircraft ran over soft ground for some brief moments, then went over the cliff. The first officer reported that the weather was rainy, the runway was wet, the aircraft did not slow down after the wheels touched down. The aircraft veered to the left, the captain took control, the right hand engine accelerated. (Editorial note: there is no official confirmation of a thrust reverser being locked out as rumors on the Internet claim.)

[Stevieaitch]

Nice

[Ninjavandal]

And many pairs o' shorts were plenty soiled.

[Sharon]

Scary

[wildaxboxer]

Must have been one heluva sensation, tipping over that edge..