On Christmas Day, a Boeing 737-700 operated by Yakutia Airlines overran runway 24 when landing at Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) in Moscow. The 14.8-year-old Boeing 737-700 registration number VQ-BIP was on a regularly scheduled flight from Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER) to the Russian capital Moscow.

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Upon landing at 12:00L (09:00Z), the aircraft overshot the runway by about 20 meters (65 feet). Still, they managed to stop on a paved surface with no injuries reported amongst the 109 passengers and seven crew members. Videos and images on social media show the passengers disembarking the aircraft using mobile stairs before being taken to the terminal building to retrieve their luggage. The aircraft was later taken to the apron by a tow truck.

What is a runway excursion?

The definition of a runway excursion is a safety incident when an aircraft exits the runway at an inappropriate place. This can be an overrun of the runway, as was the case with the Yakutia Airlines Boeing 737-700 that could not stop before the end of the runway. Runway excursion can happen because of pilot error, a fault with the aircraft, or bad weather.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Runway excursions are the most frequent type of landing accidents and normally occur at airports with short runways. Fortunately, VKO in Moscow had a concrete extension at the end of runway 24, allowing the aircraft the extra surface it needed to stop. Many airports that do not have the space to extend runways like New York’s LaGuardia, use materials to quickly slow down an aircraft if it overruns the runway.

About Yakutia Airlines

Founded in 2002 from Aeroflot’s Yakutsk Division, Yakutia Airlines operates domestic and international flights from its hubs at Platon Oyunsky Yakutsk International Airport (YKS) and Vnukovo International Airport (VKO) in Moscow.

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The airline is owned by the Republic of Sakha’s government in Russia’s Far East, a place that has the distinction of being the largest subnational governing body by area in the world. Sakha is also regarded as one of the coldest places in the northern hemisphere, with an average winter temperature of −35°C (−31°F).