Incident Overview
On 22 February 2014 at 07:41 UTC, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, registration OK-TVT, operated by Travel Services a.s., was involved in a hard landing event during the landing phase at Lajes Airport (LPLA) on Terceira Island in the Azores. The aircraft was landing on Runway 15.
Sequence of Events
According to the factual information, the aircraft executed a hard landing that affected its nose landing gear (nose LG). The event is categorized as a hard landing with the nose landing gear. No further details about the approach or subsequent actions are available from the official fact-sheet.
Aircraft and Operator
The aircraft involved was a Boeing 737-800, a twin-engine narrow-body airliner. The operator was Travel Services a.s., a Czech airline. The aircraft's registration was OK-TVT.
Location and Conditions
The incident occurred at Lajes Airport, located on Terceira Island in the Azores archipelago. The airport serves as a dual-use military and civilian facility. The weather conditions at the time were not specified in the fact-sheet.
Investigation
The Gabinete de Prevenção e Investigação de Acidentes com Aeronaves (GPIAA) conducted the safety investigation. The final report was approved on 30 September 2015. The probable cause of the incident was not determined in the available fact-sheet.
Outcome
There were no reported injuries or fatalities among persons on board. The extent of damage to the aircraft was not documented in the fact-sheet. The incident remains a hard landing event without further causal analysis provided.