Serious incident to the ATR72-200 registered HA-KAU operated by Fleet Air International on 07/05/2025 at Aradah AD (Saudi Arabia)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the authorities of Saudi Arabia:

Aircraft, dispatched in airworthy status with unverified MEL technical entries and unknown flight system or indication anomalies, made a gear-up landing with damage yet to be determined for aircraft and/or runway surface. The aircraft came to rest on its fuselage on the runway.

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General information
Local date	07/05/2025
Responsible entity	Saudi Arabia - NTSC
State or area of occurrence	Saudi Arabia
Location	Aradah AD
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	Unknown
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2025-0221

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Hungary - Fleet Air International Kft.
Manufacturer / Model	ATR - ATR72
Aircraft Registration	HA-KAU
State of registry	Hungary
Last departure point	Saudi Arabia - OERK (RUH) : Riyadh/King Khalid Intl
Planned destination	Saudi Arabia - OEAD : ARADAH
Flight phase	Landing
Serial number	198
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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