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Croatia Airlines A220 Veers Off Runway During High-Speed Aborted Takeoff at Split

Investigators opened a formal probe with flight recorders recovered for analysis.

Overview

  • Croatia Airlines flight OU412, which aborted takeoff Saturday in Split, veered left off Runway 23 at roughly 120–131 knots and came to rest on grass.
  • All 130 passengers and five crew evacuated without injury after the jet struck a vertical marker and runway edge lights.
  • The Airbus A220-300, registration 9A-CAN, showed visible damage including to the left engine intake area in videos and local reports.
  • Airport teams towed the aircraft and reopened Split’s runway after inspections that triggered delays, cancellations and diversions.
  • Croatia’s accident agency retrieved the cockpit voice and flight data recorders and said the cause remains unknown, with talk of crosswinds or a technical fault still unconfirmed.