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At around 12:20 p.m., reports of WestJet flight 248 from Toronto veering off the runway at the airport began appearing on social media.
https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/plane-arriving-from-toronto-slides-off-halifax-airport-runway-1.4753675
(https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/plane-arriving-from-toronto-slides-off-halifax-airport-runway-1.4753675)
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA248
Airbubba
5th Jan 2020, 17:08
From the tower tapes at liveatc.net and FlightRadar24, C-FUJR, a B-738, 172 pax plus 6 crew, no injuries, no visible damage.
Weather around the time of the incident:
CYHZ 051549Z 01016G27KT 1/2SM R14/5000FT/N SN OVC002 M00/M00 A2912 RMK ST8 SLP869
ILS to 14, tower winds 010/14G22, RVR's 3500, then 4500 then 4000.
Hope they remembered to pull the CVR breaker. ;)
pattern_is_full
5th Jan 2020, 18:57
Aviation Herald describes it as an overrun - off the end but almost on centerline: Incident: Westjet B738 at Halifax on Jan 5th 2020, overran runway on landing (http://avherald.com/h?article=4d192a80&opt=0)
SymbolA310
5th Jan 2020, 19:48
So according METARS there was light snow for hours with visibility’s between 1/2-1SM. They must have been around 63/64tons on landing. They where not able to get a RWY report and went in it seems.
I assume after that time it was contaminated with more than 1/8‘ inch?
Just put that in my Performance tool with TALPA base.
Calculated overrun ( F40 )
So I am curious on the outcome of that investigation.
Haven‘t been there, so I hope I miss something on my thoughts.
OldnGrounded
5th Jan 2020, 22:47
Aviation Herald describes it as an overrun - off the end but almost on centerline: Incident: Westjet B738 at Halifax on Jan 5th 2020, overran runway on landing (http://avherald.com/h?article=4d192a80&opt=0)
CBC and other sites telling the same story: straight off the end.