West Atlantic 737 runs off runway

A West Atlantic Boeing 737-400 freighter travelling from Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG/LFPG) to Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL/LFMT) being operated by Swiftair overran the runway when landing in Montpellier. The Boeing 737 stopped partly over a nearby lake

Rescue services rushed to the aircraft and helped out the three occupants of the aircraft, who escaped unharmed.

As the aircraft is stuck at the end of the runway, partly over water, the authorities closed the airport of Montpellier for commercial and freighter traffic until further notice.

About 60 firefighters came to the site while a specialised team will relocate the aircraft.

The French Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses pour la Securite de l’Aviation Civile (BEA) has launched an investigation into the mishap and provided the following images:

©PHOTOPQR/LE MIDI LIBRE/JEAN MICHEL MART ; MONTPELLIER ; 24/09/2022 ; MONTPELLIER AEROPORT DE FREJORGUES UN AVION CARGO A RATE SON ATERRISSAGE DANS LA NUIT DU 23 AU 24 SEPTEMBRE ET A FINI DANS L’ETANG DE MAUGUIO
MONTPELLIER 09/24/2022: 

AFP PHOTO / Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses pour la Securite de l’Aviation Civile (BEA)

Aircraft Information:

Airline: West Atlantic

Code: WT/SWT

Aircraft: Boeing 737-436

Registration: EC-NLS

Serial Number: 25856

Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-3C1

First Flew: January 1993

Age: 29 Yrs. 8 Mts


The aircraft has had many owners over the years

02/02/1993 Bristish Airways G-DOCW 
27/07/2017 Atlantic Airlines G-JMCJ 
01/11/2017 West Atlantic G-JMCJ 

10/10/2020 SwiftAir EC-NLS