A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-800 overshot the runway on landing in Molde, Norway on 19 December 2024. The aircraft was brought to a stop just 15 meters from the sea.
Norwegian flight DY430, operated by a Boeing 737-800, had arrived at Molde Airport (MOL) from Oslo Gardermoen Airport (OSL).
Norwegian DY430 Oslo-Molde
On arrival, the flight was cleared for an approach to runway 25. During the landing, the aircraft continued into the overshoot end of the runway. After overrunning the active runway, the aircraft came to a stop approximately 150m (500 feet) from the runway end.
This placed the flight approximately 15m (50 feet) from the sea by the time that it came to rest. The aircraft was disembarked from the position via emergency escape slides.
According to the online source Aviation Herald, the airline subsequently stated the runway excursion was caused by a combination of weather conditions. Strong winds and a slippery runway were noted at the time of landing.
According to the report, one passenger observed that the aircraft appeared to conduct a late touchdown before skidding off the runway overshoot end.
After the aircraft was brought to a stop, emergency services assets attended the scene and provided assistance during the emergency disembarkation.
Flight Details
Flight data shows that flight DY430 made a departure out of Oslo Gardermoen Airport at 1804 local time on 19 December.
The flight then proceeded normally, climbing to flight level FL320 for the north-westerly regional service to Molde. Top of descent and initial approach procedures were similarly carried out normally, and the aircraft was cleared to land on runway 25.
The aircraft conducting the DY430 service from Oslo was a Boeing 737-800, registered LN-NIP. This is 11.2 year old narrowbody aircraft belonging to the carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle.
It has been in operational service with the airline since July 2022. The aircraft bears the airline name “Gidsken Jakobsen”.
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