The Boeing 737 was attempting to land at Leeds Bradford Airport during Storm Babet last October.
A TUI aircraft with 200 passengers on board suffered a 'catastrophic failure' during its descent into the UK, a report has found. Amid the turmoil of Storm Babet, the Boeing 737-8K5's alarming landing at Leeds Bradford Airport unfolded last October. The plane skidded off the tarmac and came to rest on a grass verge. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch identified the cause of the incident as a nosewheel bearing that had catastrophically failed.
Despite attempts to regain control, the aircraft left the runway at approximately 63mph, coming to a stop six seconds later, 500ft beyond the taxiway, on soft ground According to the AAIB: 'After touching down at Leeds Bradford Airport in stormy weather, the aircraft began to yaw left of the runway centreline. When the pilot flying increased the right rudder input to correct the deviation, both pilots reported feeling a significant judder from the nose gear.
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