AAIB Bulletin 7/2010 EW/G2010/02/14, DHC-8-402 Dash 8, G-FLBD, Chania Airport Crete, 23 Feb 2010

AAIB Bulletin 7/2010 EW/G2010/02/14, DHC-8-402 Dash 8, G-FLBD, Chania Airport Crete, 23 Feb 2010

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AAIB (UK)
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Accident Reports Human Factors Runway Excursion

On 23 February 2010, a Bombardier DHC8-400 being operated by Flybe for Olympic Air on a scheduled passenger flight from Athens to Chania unintentionally made an approach at destination in day VMC towards a landing on a part of the runway which was closed and only corrected the profile shortly before touchdown to achieve an ultimately uneventful landing on the available part of the runway. None of the 55 occupants were injured.

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