2019 Monday PIX: RafAvia Saab 340 ran in snow in Finland....

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2019 Monday PIX: RafAvia Saab 340 ran in snow in Finland....

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Incident: RafAvia SF34 at Savonlinna on Jan 7th 2019, runway excursion on landing
https://avherald.com/h?article=4c290156&opt=0
A RafAvia Saab 340B, registration YL-RAF performing positioning flight MTL-650P from Riga (Latvia) to Savonlinna (Finland),
landed on Savonlinna's runway 12/30 at about 05:36L (03:36Z),
the crew however lost directional control,
the aircraft turned and slid sidewards off the runway coming to a stop with all gear in deep snow off the runway surface.

There were no injuries, the damage to the aircraft is being assessed.
The aircraft off the runway (Photos: AIBF):
...and
https://www.flightforum.fi/topic/31809- ... staiseksi/
seems to show propeller blade damage... :|
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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