Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622

Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622
TC-CPF, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2017
Accident
Date13 January 2018
SummaryRunway excursion on landing
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 737-82R
Aircraft nameZeynep
OperatorPegasus Airlines
IATA flight No.PC8622
ICAO flight No.PGT8622
Call signSUNTURK 8622
RegistrationTC-CPF
Flight originEsenboğa International Airport, Ankara, Turkey
DestinationTrabzon Airport, Trabzon, Turkey
Occupants168
Passengers162
Crew6
Fatalities0
Survivors168

Pegasus Airlines Flight 8622 was a domestic flight from Ankara to Trabzon, Turkey. On 13 January 2018, while landing on runway 11 at Trabzon Airport, the Boeing 737-800 operating the flight ran off the left side of the runway and partially slid down a cliff. While there were no fatalities nor injuries of the 168 passengers and crew, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and subsequently written off.

Accident

Flight 8622 was a scheduled domestic flight from Esenboğa International Airport, Ankara, to Trabzon Airport. There were 162 passengers and 6 crew on board. The aircraft landed at 23:26 local time (20:26 UTC). After landing, the aircraft veered left, skidded off the runway, and slid down a cliff.[1] The aircraft came to rest in a precarious position along the side of the cliff but did not slip into the sea due to the wet ground that caused the landing gear to be stuck in mud.[2] An emergency evacuation was ordered by the cabin crew.[3] The aircraft sustained considerable damage,[1] with the right engine detaching and falling into the Black Sea.[4][5] At the time, it was raining with visibility of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi).[6] Following the accident, Trabzon Airport was closed until 08:00 local time (05:00 UTC) on 14 January.[7] The aircraft was removed from the cliff face on 18 January,. During the recovery operation, Trabzon Airport was closed, with aircraft being diverted to Ordu–Giresun Airport, Gülyalı.[8] The aircraft was declared a write-off.[6]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-82R, with manufacturer serial number 40879, and line number 4267. It had the registration TC-CPF, was named "Zeynep", and was operated by the Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines. The aircraft took its first flight on 15 November 2012, before being delivered to Pegasus Airlines on 30 November.[1][6] It had flown 9 flights on 13 January with no reports of any damage or issues by pilots or ground crew.[9]

Investigation

The governor of Trabzon Province said that an investigation had been opened into the accident.[10] The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is responsible for investigating aviation accidents in Turkey.

One of the pilots claimed that an engine had a power surge, which caused the excursion via asymmetric thrust.[8] As of August 2026, no investigation findings had been published confirming or refuting these claims.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hradecky, Simon (13 January 2018). "Accident: Pegasus B738 at Trabzon on Jan 13th 2018, runway excursion". Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Turkey starts lifting stricken Pegasus plane from cliff". Arab News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Kaza sonrasında uçakta neler yaşandı?" [What happened to the plane after the accident?] (in Turkish). Airporthaber. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Richter, Jan (13 January 2018). "2018-01-13 Pegasus B737-800 landing accident at Trabzon". JACDEC. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Wert, Jakob (13 January 2018). "BREAKING Pegasus flight #PC8622 overran the runway at Trabzon Airport, Turkey". Airlive. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 "TC-CPF Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ↑ Sayfa, Ana. "Trabzon Haberleri: Trabzon'da yolcu uçağı pistten çıktı (3)- yeniden" [Trabzon News: Trabzon passenger plane came out of the runway (3) – again] (in Turkish). Hurriyet. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Turkey uses two cranes to lift stricken plane from cliff edge". Sky News. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Flight History For Aircraft – TC-CPF". flightradar24.com. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  10. ↑ Patel-Carstairs, Sunita (14 January 2018). "Passenger plane teeters on cliff edge after skidding off runway in Turkey". Sky News. Retrieved 5 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Kesler, Musa (12 January 2020). "Yetkili kuruma 7 kez 'Kaza Kırım Raporu' soruldu, cevap yok!". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020.
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