ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 197007
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| Date: | Thursday 27 July 2017 |
| Time: | c. 15:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-232 |
| Owner/operator: | AtlasGlobal Ukraine |
| Registration: | UR-AJC |
| MSN: | 1663 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Engine model: | IAE V2527-A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 127 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | near Istanbul -
 Turkey
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) |
| Tymvou Ercan International Airport (ECN/LCEN) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AtlasGlobal flight KK1010 with 127 passengers returned to land at Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport in Turkey after passing through a hail storm. The nose radome of the Airbus A320 had caved in and sustained a hole as a result of being battered by hail stones, the both forward windshields were damaged.
The aircraft took off from runway 05 at 15:40 UTC. A safe landing was made on runway 35L at 16:08 UTC.
The pilot has been awarded a national medal of courage for safely landing the passenger jet “blind”.
Weather at the time of the incident:
LTBA 271520Z 32021G34KT 290V350 3600 -TSRA SCT016CB BKN026 20/20 Q1003 RETSGRRA BECMG TL1600 9999 NSW
LTBA 271534Z 34017KT 6000 -TSRA FEW020CB BKN035 21/20 Q1002 BECMG TL1600 NSW RMK RWY17L /////KT RWY05 33018KT RWY23 34016KT 310V020
>> LTBA 271550Z 34021KT 9999 -SHRA FEW020CB BKN030 22/20 Q1002 RETSRA NOSIG RMK RWY17L 35016KT RWY05 33019KT RWY23 34016KT
LTBA 271620Z 30016KT 7000 FEW014 SCT025CB BKN080 22/20 Q1004 RESHRA NOSIG RMK RWY17L 31015KT RWY05 29015KT RWY23 31015KT 290V350
Sources:
1. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/kk1010#e40232b
2. http://www.goklerdeyiz.net/atlasglobal-ucagi-dolu-yuzunden-hasarlandi/
3. Turkish Airlines A321 damaged by hail near Istanbul, July 27, 2017
4. Pegasus B737-800 damaged by hail near Istanbul, July 27, 2017
5. Kalitta Air B747-400F damaged by hail at IST, July 27, 2017
6. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/pilots-awarded-medal-for-landing-blind-after-istanbul-hailstorm/
Images:
Media:
Yağış sonrası #AtatürkHavalimanı'na inen #AtlasGlobal uçağının radomu dolu nedeniyle hasar gördü. Detay» https://t.co/B6sWjeqA72 pic.twitter.com/QPz5RzWqKa
— AirportHaber (@AirportHaber) July 27, 2017
Hero pilot praised for saving 127 tourists after A320 windscreen was smashed by freak hailstorm https://t.co/kCGGnOSbFp pic.twitter.com/cWeZesctPU
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 31 juillet 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jul-2017 17:43 | harro | Added |
| 27-Jul-2017 17:46 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Jul-2017 19:37 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 31-Jul-2017 16:06 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Aug-2017 16:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
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