Air Corsica | ATR | France | tire
Flats on the Runway
What: Air Corsica Avion de Transport Regional ATR-72-500 en route from Ajaccio to Nice
Where: Côte d’Azur
When: August 25, 2012
Why: Firefighters immediately arrived, the passengers disembarked and were transported by bus to the terminal.
Apparently the airport had no tow bar for the ATR, blocking the runway; and another runway had to be closed due to a lightning strike. 4km visibility, wind 360 ° at 22 18knts gusts, heavy rain.