Ankara – Trabzon

On January 13, 2018 at 11:25 PM, Ankara – Trabzon experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-800, operated by Pegasus Airlines, with the event recorded near Trabzon Black Sea Region (Karadeniz Bölgesi).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

168 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 168 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 162, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The airplane departed Ankara-Esenboga Airport at 2233LT bound for Trabzon. Following an uneventful flight, the crew started the approach by night to runway 11 and the landing was completed in heavy rain falls at 2325LT. After touchdown at a speed of 143 knots, the airplane rolled for about 2,400 metres then veered off runway to the left, went through a grassy area then down a steep slope. It lost its right engine and came to rest few metres above the sea. All 168 occupants evacuated safely. The right engine was sheared off and fell into the sea. According to first report, it is believed something went wrong with the right engine after touchdown (unintentional forward thrust and asymmetrical thrust).

Aircraft reference details include registration TC-CPF, MSN 40879/4267, year of manufacture 2012.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.0055°, 39.7301°.