Pegasus 737 nearly lands on fire truck in Finland
A Pegasus 737 flight is under investigation in Finland after the crew reportedly left holding pattern over Pori (EFPO) and tried to land without landing clearance. The landing, on 14 November, had been delayed due low vis and malfunction of RVR meters and visibility was at the time of the near-miss being determined by airport staff in a fire truck.
Two airport workers say they were parked in the middle of rwy, when alerted by TWR of the incoming 737, which did a go-around, visible to the men in the mirrors of the fire truck, as they were rushing to get off the runway "with four more meters still to go".
The flight left for Afghanistan with Finnish UN peacekeepers on board, before the Finnish accident investigation board OTK had been alerted, and "valuable data" was reported to be lost.
The inbound flight was reported to be a ferry with only crew on board.