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Narrative:
An AirAsia Airbus A320-216 passenger jet, registered 9M-AHH, sustained substantial damage in a runway excursion accident at Kuching Airport (KCH), Malaysia. All 123 passengers and six crew members survived. The airplane operated on flight AK5218 from Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL) to Kuching Airport (KCH).
The flight landed on Kuching's runway 25 in heavy rain around but skidded to the right and went off the side of the runway. It came to rest in the grass with the nose gear dug in or collapsed.
According to AirAsia the aircraft landed at 20:02. Media reports indicate the accident happened around 22:00, which seems more likely given the scheduled departure time of AK5218 of 19:40.
Weather about the probable time of the accident, 22:00 (14:00 UTC) was reported as:
WBGG 101400Z 36010KT 2000 +TSRA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 25/24 Q1007 TEMPO 1000 +TSRA=
[14:00 UTC: Wind 360 degrees at 1 knots, Visibility 2000m; Heavy thunderstorm with rain; Few clouds with cumulonimbus 1,500 ft., scattered clouds 2,000 ft., broken clouds 15,000 ft; Temperature 25°C, Dewpoint 24°C; 1007 hPa; Temporary visibility 1000m]
Status: Preliminary
Date: 10 JAN 2011
Time: 22:02
Type: Airbus A320-216
Operator: AirAsia
Registration: 9M-AHH
C/n / msn: 3427
First flight: 2008-02-14 (2 years 11 months)
Engines: 2 CFMI CFM56-5B6/P
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 123
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 129
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Kuching Airport (KCH) (Malaysia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature: Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Kuala Lumpur Subang International Airport (KUL) (KUL/WMKK), Malaysia
Destination airport: Kuching Airport (KCH) (KCH/WBGG), Malaysia
Flightnumber: 5218 |
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