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| Title: | Landing short, Air Canada Airbus A320-211 C-FKCO, St. John's, Newfoundland, 24 September 1999 |
| Micro summary: | This A320 landed short while conducting a non-precision approach in gusty winds. |
| Event Time: | 1999-09-24 at 0053 NDT |
| File Name: | 1999-09-24-CA.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) |
| Publishing Country: | Canada |
| Report number: | A99A0131 |
| Pages: | 9 |
| Site of event: | St. John's, Newfoundland runway 29 |
| Departure: | Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Destination: | St. John's International Airport, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada |
| Airplane Type(s): | Airbus A320-211 |
| Flight Phase: | Landing |
| Registration(s): | C-FKCO |
| Operator(s): | Air Canada |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | Unknown |
| Fatalities: | Unknown |
| Serious Injuries: | Unknown |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | Unknown |
| Other Injuries: | Unknown |
| Executive Summary: | The Airbus A320, C-FKCO, operating as Air Canada flight 630, was on a scheduled flight from Toronto, Ontario, to St. John’s, Newfoundland. During the night localizer approach to runway 29, which had a relocated threshold, strong gusty winds were encountered. The aircraft touched down approximately 250 feet short of the relocated threshold, striking sawhorse-type construction barriers. The aircraft sustained damage to two brake lines and one brake temperature sensor. There were no injuries to any of the occupants. The aircraft touched down at 0053 Newfoundland daylight time. |
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