BAe 146 crash, Apr 22, 2008, Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă
BAe 146 accident on April 22, 2008 near Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania with no fatalities. Cause: Under investigation; the aircraft...
- Date: April 22, 2008
- Aircraft: BAe 146
- Location: Bucharest-Otopeni-Henri Coandă, București, Romania
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Under investigation; the aircraft touched down long on a wet runway, reportedly with a tailwind, and was difficult to stop.
A Romavia BAe 146 flying from Timisoara to Bucharest landed in poor weather on a wet runway, touched down well down the runway and deviated right during the rollout. Its right main gear was torn off in soft ground and the aircraft stopped straddling the runway edge. All 73 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.