On 5 December 2022, a Boeing 737-800 overran the end of the runway at Dortmund despite making a normal wet runway touchdown after a stabilised Cat 2 ILS approach with low visibility procedures in force. The unexpected continuation onto the clearway was followed by a stop within it. The most recent runway condition measurements gave good braking action on the entire length of the runway. However, after the overrun, it was found that new precipitation had covered the middle section of the runway with wet snow. The report concluded that this had been the cause of the overrun.
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On 5 December 2022, a Boeing 737-800 (EI-STW) operated by Ryanair on a scheduled international passenger flight from London Stansted to Dortmund as FR2640 touched down normally in day instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) on what had been recorded as a wet runway, but not one contaminated with snow. It was unable to stop before reaching the end of the runway and continued onto the 60 metre-long clearway beyond it before coming to a stop within it. Since the latest runway condition report, wet snow had fallen. The aircraft was undamaged and was subsequently taxied to the terminal for normal passenger disembarkation.
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