BAE146 Romavia skids off runway in Bucharest (Romania)

[Palyvestre]

Link in french.

http://www.crash-aerien.com/www/news/article.php?id=8667&check=0

[bjw824]

YR-BEA or YR-BEB. Romavia BAE 146-200 on charter to Carpatair. Internal flight from Timisoara. According to the TV news this evening, the aircraft skidded off the runway while landing during a very heavy rainstorm with windspeeds of 40 knots plus. Fortunately no casualties but substantial damge to a/c.

[Aero_Safety]

Is there anything to add to the previous post from this news website?

http://www.protv.ro/stiri/eveniment/otopeni-un-avion-a-iesit-de-pe-pista.html

English translation appreciated:)

regards

Aero_Safety

[bjw824]

Hello A-S
I am English, not Romanian but I live there so this is the best I can do!

"Headline :
An aircraft leaves the runway!

A serious accident happened at Otopeni Airport.
An aircraft belonging to Romavia undertaking a flight for Carpatia left the runway whilst landing.
From first information it appears that the crew lost control due to storms.
These caused very strong winds.
The incident happened at approx 1830.
The aircraft was on the route from Timisoara-Bucharesti with a stop at Craiova.
In the aircraft was approx 30 persons
All passengers evacuated the aircraft.
There were no casualties."

The video does show the correct runway where the accident occurred but the rest is stock footage as there was no fog today!

I should be able to find out later today exactly which aircraft it was.

VBR

[hawkuletz]

Quick translation from:
http://www.protv.ro/stiri/eveniment/otopeni-un-avion-a-iesit-de-pe-pista.html

A Romavia flight, flying for Carpatair exited the runway during landing. First information is that the crew lost control of the aircraft because of the storm.

The aircraft was supposedly pushed by heavy winds. Carpatair plane has left Timisoara and was supposed to land at Bucharest at 16:40. Passengers were announced at last moment that the plane will first make an unscheduled stop at Craiova.
The aircraft eventually landed at Henri Coanda airport at 18:17.
Even before aircraft touched the ground, passengers felt there will be difficult moments. Afterwards they were evactuated from the aircraft. All passengers are complaying that there was no one from the company personel to tell them what happened or why.
None of the 66 passwngers is injured, although the aircraft is nearly destroyed.
Inspectors of civil aviation authority have started an investigation and classified the happening as an "accident" for which they are searching the causes.
The manager of the company operating the aircraft blames the weather.
Investigators are also considering the possibility that not only weather conditions but also pilot error might be the cause. First conclusions are supposed to be published in at least a month. Investigators now analyze all the damage sustained by the aircraft. There will be a detailed examination of the landing gear which is now destroyed, both struts being broken.
Specialists will expertise the struts to see the reason for failure - either metal fatigue or extreme shock when leaving the runway.
One thing is certain. Accident happened after the aircraft landed and was taxiing on the taxiway leaving the runway.
Pilots declared that the wind was gusting very strong at the moment of landing.
Representatives from Romavia company, owner of the airplane say that they have all the insurance required by European legislation, including liability insurance for passwngers and ther baggages.

[Mister Geezer]

Is Romavia a state owned company which is a offshoot from the military? Heard some funny stories of Romanian guys in the 146 sim with military rank still playing a big role in how they operate on the flight deck.

[hoo haa]

For what its worth
from www.nineoclock.ro (http://www.nineoclock.ro)

Air incident at Otopeni, no one hurt

A Romavia aircraft, operated by Carpatair, skidded off the runway on landing on the Bucharest ‘Henri Coanda’ Airport on Tuesday evening. The most likely cause was the storm that hit the Capital.

published in issue 4170 page 6 at 2008-04-24

Fortunately, Tuesday’s incident caused no victims and no passenger or member of the crew was hurt. A relative of a passenger needed medical attention as she had suffered a panic attack. The company says there were six members of the Romavia crew and 67 passengers on board, of whom 65 adults and two children. Carpatair, the operator who had rented the plane, admits to the fact that it is commercially liable towards the passengers, but notes that the operational and flight safety responsibility is with the aircraft owner Romavia. The company says in a press release that the BAE 146 plane with a capacity of 98 seats is equipped with four engines and is operated by Romavia for regular Carpatair flights, under a lease contract. According to the company, the incident was caused by the bad weather which caused the plane ‘to skid off the concrete area of the runway’. ‘When it left the area covered by concrete, the right wheel gave way, the plane span and stopped near the runway’ reads a company communiqué.

Romavia Director General Adrian Goleanu says the incident was caused by the severe weather conditions. ‘Because of the wind and torrential showers at the time of lending, as well as because the plane had been given permission to land on the airport’s shorter runway (about 2,100 M long – our note), the plane approached the end of the runway at a too high speed. The wind practically submitted the aircraft to various rotation forces and, when he saw the markings of the end of the landing runway, the pilot had to turn to drive the plane into the adjacent lane. When turning, because of the still high speed, the right wheel broke and the plane skidded off the concrete strip onto the lawn’ Goleanu told Mediafax. He indicated that all the details had been given to him by the plane captain with whom he had spoken on the phone.

Goleanu excluded a technical fault or a pilot’s error, and said that the most likely official cause would be the bad weather conditions. He added that the flight pilot, Commander Victor Gheorghias, was licensed to fly that particular model of plane. ‘Before joining us (in 1991 – our note), Mr. Gheorghias had been a military pilot. There are no flight incidents on his record’ Goleanu said.

According to Antonel Tanase, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Transport, a mixed commission made up of ministry inspectors and experts of the Civil Aviation Authority, will prepare a report on the exact causes of the air incident, expected in two or three weeks.