Boeing 737 TUI flight veered off runway at UK airport after 'catastrophic failure'

A TUI jet packed with 200 passengers suffered a “catastrophic failure” arsenic it touched down successful the UK a caller study has revealed.

The “dramatic” landing by the Boeing 737-8K5 took spot arsenic the state was being perfectly battered by Storm Babet.

Air investigators accidental that arsenic it was landing astatine Leeds Bradford Airport past October erstwhile it veered disconnected the runway and onto the grass.

According to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) 1 of the aircraft’s nosewheel bearings had suffered a "catastrophic failure", which was apt to person happened during the “rollout”, which the last signifier of landing erstwhile the craft moves on the runway and taxis to its parking spot, reports i.

The craft did prolong insignificant harm - but cipher onboard the formation from Corfu was injured.

A rider onboard described the landing arsenic “a small spot dramatic” but that everyone connected the formation remained “quite calm.”

Malcolm Fell said: “The level came down and the aviator applied reverse thrust and the brakes, and it started to aquaplane – oregon it seemed that way,” reports i.

He added: “It seemed to velocity up alternatively than dilatory down. 

“My woman turned to maine and she said: ‘I deliberation you amended brace yourself due to the fact that this is not going to stop’. All of a abrupt we were astatine a standstill connected the grass.”

The authoritative study revealed that arsenic the level began to determination to the left, the unit reported feeling a important judder but the afloat scope of rudder exertion was not utilized to close the drift.

The unit reported attempting to regain power connected the level arsenic the craft approached the runway borderline but were incapable to.

The craft near the runway astatine a crushed velocity of astir 63mph and came to a halt six seconds aboriginal connected the muddy crushed which was astir 500ft beyond the taxiway.

The AAIB said successful a property merchandise published today: "After touching down astatine Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) successful stormy weather, the craft began to yaw near of the runway centreline.

"When the aviator flying accrued the close rudder input to close the deviation, some pilots reported feeling a important judder from the chemoreceptor gear.

"This prompted the aviator flying to trim the close rudder input and, though determination were repeated little close pedal inputs, the craft continued to deviate from the centreline and near the runway. The craft sustained insignificant harm and determination were nary injuries."

It added: "The probe recovered that 1 of the aircraft’s nosewheel bearings had suffered a catastrophic failure, apt during the rollout astatine LBA.

"The resultant juddering was unexpected, and the unit were uncertain arsenic to its impact. However, the probe recovered that determination was successful information nary mechanical impediment to the usage of further rudder and braking to forestall the runway excursion."

A spokesperson for Leeds Bradford airdrome told Express.co.uk: “Our information and compliance squad worked intimately with the Air Accidents Investigation Branch pursuing the incidental successful October past year.

“While supporting the AAIB, we besides took the accidental to behaviour our ain interior probe to reappraisal our exigency effect processes and procedures.

“We were satisfied that the conclusions presented successful the AAIB bulletin issued connected 24 October and the outcomes reached successful narration to the airdrome mirrored the outcomes of our ain investigation."

Express.co.uk has approached TUI and Boeing for comment.