Azerbaijan Airlines A320 overruns St. Petersburg runway after crew returned with suspected landing‑gear fault

An Azerbaijan Airlines A320 (4K-AZ84) suffered a runway excursion beyond Runway 28R at St. Petersburg Pulkovo early on 20 October after the crew returned to the airport citing a suspected landing‑gear problem. The aircraft came to rest in the grass; investigations are under way and no injuries were reported.

Discovered 2025-10-20T03:48:20.261281-07:00 | 2025-10-20T03:48:20.261281-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The event involved an A320 that returned to Pulkovo with a suspected landing‑gear fault and overran Runway 28R, coming to rest off the paved surface; the aircraft was identified as 4K-AZ84 and landed at about 03:40 after ~3 hours airborne, with no injuries reported.
  • Runway excursions and gear‑related returns carry significant operational and safety consequences for airports and carriers, as seen when a Boeing 747 freighter later skidded off the runway after landing at Hong Kong.
  • Investigations into landing‑gear and maintenance issues can trigger inspections, grounding or regulatory action; previous gear returns such as a 747 that returned to Chicago after landing‑gear retraction failure and wider A320 fleet maintenance problems at Ural Airlines illustrate potential operational ripple effects.

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2025-10-20T03:48:20.261281-07:00
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2025-10-20T14:33:11.498684-07:00
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