BEA Report: ei-f080321a, B738 runway overrun, Limoges, France, 21 March 2008

BEA Report: ei-f080321a, B738 runway overrun, Limoges, France, 21 March 2008

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BEA (France)
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Accident Reports Human Factors Runway Excursion Weather

On 21 March 2008, a Boeing 737-800 being operated by Ryanair on a scheduled passenger flight from Charleroi, Belgium to Limoges carried out a daylight approach at destination followed by a landing in normal ground visibility but during heavy rain and with a strong crosswind which ended with a 50 metre overrun into mud. None of the 181 occupants were injured but both engines were damaged by ingestion of debris

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