BEA - Office of Investigations and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety of the French Republic

02/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/27/2024 08:06

Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered LY-NVL operated by Avion Express on 03/02/2024 at Vilnius

Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered LY-NVL operated by Avion Express on 03/02/2024 at Vilnius

Sortie de piste latérale lors de l'atterrissage, retour sur la piste

Responsible entity

Lithuania - AIB

Preliminary data provided by local authorities:

After landing, the aircraft departed the paved surface into the grass area at the side of the runway. The aircraft returned to the runway after few hundred meters. The aircraft proceeded to taxi to the apron.

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General information
Local date 03/02/2024
Responsible entity Lithuania - AIB
State or area of occurrence Lithuania
Location AD Vilnius
Human consequences None
Aircraft consequences Minor
Occurrence class Serious incident
File number BEA2024-0032
Flight Information
Aircraft category Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator Lithuania - Avion Express
Manufacturer / Model AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration LY-NVL
State of registry Lithuania
Last departure point Italy - LIME (BGY): Bergamo/Orio Al Serio
Planned destination Lithuania - EYVI (VNO): Vilnius intl
Flight phase Landing
Serial number 4683
Operator Type AG
Operation Type Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.