Turkish Airlines Flight 1878

Turkish Airlines Flight 1878 was an international passenger flight from Milan-Malpensa Airport, Italy to Atatürk Airport, Istanbul, Turkey. On April 25, 2015, the aircraft executed a sharp roll just before landing, leading to a hard touchdown that caused significant damage to the starboard wing and a fire. A go-around was performed, and the aircraft then set up for a second landing attempt but veered off the runway during this approach. Fortunately, all 102 passengers and crew were unharmed.
Accident
At 10:23 (07:23 UTC) on 25 April 2015, the A320 operating flight 1878 rolled to the right just before landing on runway 05 at Istanbul and touched down hard from a height of . A tail strike was followed by a hard landing on the starboard main gear.
The aircraft made a go-around, climbing to an altitude of . Turkish Airlines cancelled 95 flights from Istanbul.
Aircraft
The accident aircraft was an Airbus A320-200, registration TC-JPE, named '. The aircraft was subsequently written off.
Investigation
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is responsible for investigating aviation accidents in Turkey and has commenced an investigation.<ref name=AH48546eb6/>

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