PC 2193
5 Feb 2020 · Runway Overruns & ExcursionsPEGASUS AIRLINES FLIGHT 2193
Boeing 737-800 · Pegasus Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Tailwind landing went long on a wet runway
Tailwind limits
Runway drainage
Landing distance
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Pegasus Airlines
Route
Izmir (ADB), Türkiye
→ Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), Türkiye
People
183 on board
3 fatalities
Date
5 Feb 2020
Category
Runway Overruns & Excursions
When the runway runs out.
THE STORY
A tailwind landing on a wet runway went long and fast. The 737 dropped off the runway end and broke into three pieces.