Incident: Garuda A333 at Makassar on Jul 1st 2020, runway excursion during backtracking for departure

admin - News | 2020-07-03 08:38:35

A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330-300, registration PK-GHD performing flight GA-613 from Makassar to Jakarta (Indonesia), was backtracking runway 03 for departure but went off runway at about 17:54L (10:54Z) and came to a stop with the nose and left main gear sunk into soft ground, only the right main gear remained on the paved surface.

The aircraft had arrived on runway 03 as flight GA-610 from Jakarta and had taxied to the apron normally at about 16:05L (09:05Z). The aircraft subsequently taxied for departure as flight GA-613 when it went off paved surface near the threshold of runway 03 blocking runway 03/21.

The airport reported the aircraft was backtracking the runway for departure and turning around to line up for takeoff when it skidded off the runway.

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