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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2022
Plane splits in 3 after skidding off runway in Turkey

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Reuters
05 February, 2020, 11:00 pm
Last modified: 06 February, 2020, 04:06 am

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Plane splits in 3 after skidding off runway in Turkey

The plane was carrying 171 passengers and six crew members

Reuters
05 February, 2020, 11:00 pm
Last modified: 06 February, 2020, 04:06 am
Photo: The plane broke into parts after skidding off the runway/Collected
Photo: The plane broke into parts after skidding off the runway/Collected

A Pegasus Airlines plane flying into Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen airport skidded off the end of the wet runway and broke into three pieces after landing on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring 157 others, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.

Speaking to reporters in the eastern province of Van, Koca said that one person had died in hospital after the accident but that none of the other wounded were in critical condition.

Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said earlier that the plane was carrying 177 passengers and six crew from the western province of Izmir. He said the wounded were being treated at 18 hospitals in the area.

"The plane could not hold on the runway due to poor weather conditions and skidded for around 50-60 meters," Yerlikaya told reporters at the airport.

The plane, a Boeing 737-86J (BA.N), split into three pieces after what Yerlikaya said was a drop of around 30 to 40 meters at the end of the wet runway. Footage showed the plane landing and continuing at a high speed off the runway.

Transport Minister Cahit Turhan said flights waiting to land in Sabiha Gokcen had been diverted to Istanbul Airport.

Pegasus (PGSUS.IS) said in a statement that the plane had gone off the runway and that passengers were being evacuated. A spokeswoman for the company did not provide further details.

Broadcaster NTV said that the plane had attempted to land in heavy tail-winds despite the previous two flights holding off due to the wind.

Television footage showed the plane's fuselage, as well as a section of it near the tail, had broken off. Passengers were being led out as the plane lay on a patch of grass next to the runway. Dozens of emergency response personnel took passengers out of the plane and carried them away on stretchers.

Earlier footage showed part of the exterior of the plane had caught on fire, which state media said was extinguished by firefighters at the scene.

Turkish Airlines (THYAO.IS) said it had canceled all its flight in and out of Sabiha Gokcen for the day.

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