What happened
On 8 September 2013, at 16:26 UTC, a Thai Airways International flight, TG 679, was landing on runway 19L at Suvarnabhumi Airport. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-321 with registration HS-TEF, arrived from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport carrying 288 passengers and 14 crew members.
After touching down approximately 440 metres from the runway threshold, the aircraft continued rolling for another 760 metres when the right main landing gear (RH MLG) bogie beam fractured. This structural failure caused the aircraft to collapse toward the right side and veer off the runway centerline. As the aircraft moved toward the edge of the runway, the damaged bogie beam scraped the pavement, creating deep grooves in the runway surface. The aircraft eventually exited the runway between taxiways B5 and B8, traveling 100 metres into the soft ground of the runway strip before coming to a stop.
During the excursion, the aircraft's engines ingested foreign object debris, leading to an engine fire. The pilot and crew initiated emergency evacuation procedures. While 15 passengers sustained minor injuries, the aircraft was destroyed by the impact and subsequent fire.