On the evening of March 26, 2006, an Airbus A321 operated by My Travel Scandinavia was involved in a serious landing incident at Sandefjord Airport Torp in southern Norway. Although damage was minimal, the aircraft stopped about 65 degrees off the runway heading with the nosewheel against the concrete base of an antenna and the right main wheel approximately 2 m (7 ft) from the end of the runway (ASW, 4/10, p. 56).
This crew’s experience illustrates the problem of detecting and describing braking action on contaminated runways that has become the subject of significant discussion.
During the preflight preparation for the midday departure from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, crewmembers had received a company briefing pack containing a snow notice to airmen (SNOWTAM) indicating that the runway at Torp was wet with good braking action, and a terminal…
