Incident to the ATR72 registered A2-ABL operated by Air Botswana on 13/12/2025 at Gaborone (Botswana)
Tyre damage during landing, collision with runway edge lights
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Botswanan authorities:
There was tyre puncture due to aquaplaning at touch down, resulting in the aircraft drifting left as a result of heavy rain and the runway being wet. The aircraft hit runway lights on the edges of the runway.