The Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) today (November 15) released the Incident Investigation Preliminary Report 3/2021 on an occurrence in which a Boeing 737-800BCF freighter (registration mark VP-BEN) operated by Siberia Airlines taxied onto and stopped at a taxiway construction site while vacating the North Runway after landing at Hong Kong International Airport on October 14, 2021.

     A spokesperson for the AAIA said that the preliminary report contains information relating to the incident at the time of issue, and should be regarded as tentative.
           
     "The AAIA investigation team is conducting detailed analysis of the data and information collected in order to determine the circumstances and causes of this occurrence in conjunction with identifying areas for further investigation or lines of inquiry to follow up," the spokesperson said.

     The full Incident Investigation Preliminary Report 3/2021 is available for download from the AAIA webpage (www.thb.gov.hk/aaia/eng/investigation_reports/index.htm).

Ends/Monday, November 15, 2021
Issued at HKT 17:20

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