Boeing 737-800 HL8224

Summary

On 5 July 2015 at about 02:10 local time, a Boeing 737-800 registered HL8224, operated by Korean Airlines, was involved in an incident near Tamuning, United States. 82 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 July 2015 at 02:10

Classification

Incident

Location

Tamuning, United States

Coordinates

13.4839, 144.7970

Aircraft

Boeing 737-800

Registration

HL8224

Category

Airplane

Operator

Korean Airlines

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Busan → Barrigada

Aircraft damage

Minor

NTSB number

WPR15WA225

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 5, 2015, about 0210 local time, a Boeing 737-800, HL8224, Korean Airlines Flight 2115, had a runway excursion at A. B. Won Pat Guam International Airport. Tamuning, Guam. Korean Airlines was operating the airplane under the provisions of the Korean Civil Aviation Regulations. The 2 flight crew, 5 cabin crew, and 75 passengers were not injured; the airplane sustained minor damage. The international transport flight departed Busan, Korea. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan had been filed.Preliminary information indicated that following an ILS approach, and after landing on runway 06R in heavy rain conditions, the airplane veered off the R/H side of the runway. The pilot corrected his trajectory, and returned the aircraft to the runway coming to a complete stop. He then asked that the aircraft be towed to the gate. Two runway edge lights, two taxiway lights, and a taxiway sign were damaged beyond repair by the impact with the aircraft. Under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13, the National Transportation Safety Board delegated authority of the incident to the Korean Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), Republic of Korea. Further information can be obtained from: Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Republic of Korea Phone +82-44-201-5438 Fax +82-44-201-5698 Web site www.araib.go.kr This report is for information purposes only, and contains only information obtained for, or released by, the Government of the Republic of Korea.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.