Summary Swiss investigators revealed that an easyJet Airbus A320 had almost collided with an airport vehicle while departing Prishtina International Airport (PRN). The pilots remarked that they overflew the vehicle while their landing gear was extended. The A320 continued to its destination without further incident.
Swiss investigators have disclosed that an easyJet Airbus A320 had almost hit an airport vehicle while attempting to depart at Prishtina International Airport (PRN). Car on the active runway In a notification issued on August 16, The Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board (STSB), the investigative body of transportation-related incidents in Switzerland, disclosed that an easyJet A320, registered as HB-JXF, almost hit a car on the runway at Prishtina International Airport. According to the STSB, the easyJet aircraft was cleared to take off from the Kosovan airport.
At the same time, a car, which belonged to the airport, was standing on the active runway threshold at the eastern end of runway 35. After taking off, the A320 flew over the car at a sufficient height, with the pilots remarking that the aircraft’s landing gear was still extended. The STSB stated that The Aeronautical Accident and Incident Investigations Commission of the Republic of Kosovo (Komisioni për Hetimin e Aksidenteve dhe Incidenteve Aeronautike, AAIIC) has been investigating the event.
Flying to Geneva Airport The incident happened at 17:08 local time (UTC +2) on June 20. The easyJe.