Boeing 737-800 crash, Nov 21, 2019, Odessa
Boeing 737-800 accident on November 21, 2019 near Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine with no fatalities. Cause: Failure to maintain the direction of...
- Date: November 21, 2019
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure to maintain the direction of movement during the landing run in strong variable crosswind, with a crab touchdown technique and untimely, insufficient crew corrections contributing.
A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 800 flying from Istanbul landed at Odesa at night in strong, variable crosswinds and left the side of the runway soon after touchdown. The nose and right main landing gear collapsed, but the evacuation was completed with no injuries among the occupants. The Ukrainian NBAAI attributed the excursion to failure to maintain directional control during the landing run, with the crab landing technique and late crew corrections as contributing factors.