AAIB Report: Serious incident to De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited DHC-8 (9H-LWB), runway excursion from Runway 27 at Guernsey Airport on 23 April 2024.

Synopsis

On a flight returning to Guernsey from London Gatwick the Commander tried to execute a gentle touchdown, the aircraft floated and touched down about two-thirds down the runway length, it then overran the end of the runway at slow speed. There were no injuries to the passengers or crew and the aircraft was undamaged.

The flight was being operated under a Wet Lease agreement and following the Serious Incident both the Lessee and the Lessor made changes to their safety management systems.

Two safety actions were implemented after the event; one to enhance the Lessee’s initial understanding of how flights under Wet Lease contracts were being operated, and the other was the implementation by the Channel Islands Director of Civil Aviation of an Augmented Review of Foreign Carrier Permit (FCP) Applications for Wet Lease operations in the Channel Islands.

One Safety Recommendation resulted from the investigation regarding the location of emergency checklists in the DHC-8 Quick Reference Handbook.