A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 has skidded off the runway while trying to land at Odessa Airport. The incident happened this evening, resulting in what appears to be a collapse of the plane’s nose gear.

What happened?

Flight TK 467 was arriving from Istanbul but according to reports from the scene, the Boeing 737-800 missed its approach at Odessa before circling over the airport. The aircraft then skidded off the runway during its second attempt.

According to unofficial sources, potential nose landing gear collapse ended out of the runway.

After a missed approach aircraft circled over Odessa and skidded off the runway during second attempt. pic.twitter.com/WBjIUW38v1

— Turkish Air News (@AnalystTK) November 21, 2019

Part 2 of the evacuation pic.twitter.com/R8kiOwv4eE

— Turkish Air News (@AnalystTK) November 21, 2019

There are no reports of injuries to any of the crew or passengers. However, the airliner remains grounded with the return flight reported to be canceled. Despite freezing temperatures, the weather conditions in Odessa are currently dry with some winds. It remains unclear what caused the event.

Turkish Airlines 737
The cause of the landing incident at Odessa is yet to be confirmed. Photo: BriYYZ via Flickr

Troubles at the airport

Incidentally, this is not the first nose gear issue to occur at Odessa Airport today. During the afternoon, the airport was closed amid an incident involving a corporate jet.

Interesting information:

At Odessa Airport, this is the second incident today. Earlier, a business jet stopped takeoff again due to nosegear issue and airport was closed between 12:00 and 14:00.

Photo: odessa_info1 pic.twitter.com/DbSMUozDPL

— Turkish Air News (@AnalystTK) November 21, 2019

Reportedly, all of those on board were evacuated from the aircraft safely.

According to Turkish Airlines, all 134 passengers and crew are healthy and safely evacuated. No injuries. #TK467 #Odessa pic.twitter.com/vMMT5cmF9M

— Turkish Air News (@AnalystTK) November 21, 2019

Odessa is the third most populous city in Ukraine. Its easterly location on the Black Sea makes it a go-to spot for tourists in the country. The city's airport is a key location for low-cost carrier SkyUp and Ukrainian International Airlines.

Turkish Airlines 737-800
The 134 passengers and crew were reportedly evacuated without any injuries. Photo: Dmitriy Pichugin Wikimedia Commons

Busy times for Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines has had a busy month as it continues to expand its network. It recently announced it will add a fourth route to China before the end of 2019. The carrier will provide nonstop from Istanbul to Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province.

Additionally, the firm shared that from next summer, it will fly to Newark from Istanbul. This daily flight will depart Istanbul at 18:35 and arrive in Newark on the same day at 22:30. Thereafter, the return from Newark will depart at 00:25 before arriving back in Turkey at 17:10. All times are local.

Simple Flying reached out to Turkish Airlines for comment on today's incident but didn't hear back before publication. We will update the article with any further announcements.

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