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29 January 2014

Greenland flight GL-3205 , de Havilland DHC-8-200 registration OY-GRI from Kangerlussuaq to Ilulissat ,Greenland with 12 passengers and 3 crew members landed at Ilulissat airport on runway 07 under strong crosswinds but airplane veered off the runway to the left , overrun the end and fall down from the slope of runway.3 passengers received minor injuries.Airplane received substantial damage

Airline released a statement saying that airplane went off the runway during landing.Nobody serious injured

Preliminary investigation results shown that left main gear after touch down retracted like it was not locked down with result the left wing to touch down and airplane to veered off the runway

On 28 February 2014 the Denmark's Havarikommissionen released their preliminary report about the accident.You can read full here

metars

BGJN 291150Z 11029G40KT 9999 BKN120 02/M09 Q0983

OY-GRI

© Tomas Milosch

First Flight:15-02-1997

Age:17 years

Engines:2x PWC PW123D

photo from twitter

Ilulissat airport it has runway with 07/25 with length 845 m / 2772 feet