Incident: AirAsia A320 at Kuching on Jan 10th 2011, runway excursion on landing

An AirAsia Airbus A320-200, registration 9M-AHH performing flight AK-5218 from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching (Malaysia) with 124 passengers, landed on Kuching's runway 25 in heavy rain around 21:10L (13:10Z) but skidded to the right and came to a stand still off the paved surface between taxiways A1 and A2. No injuries occurred.

The runway was closed except for departures from runway 25 requiring aircraft to taxi onto the runway at taxiway A2 and backtrack 25. The available takeoff distance is currently reduced from 3840 to 2490 meters. The aircraft is expected to be moved off the runway area in the morning of Jan 11th.

AirAsia as well as other airlines operating into Kuching have cancelled all flights in the meantime.

Metars: WBGG 101500Z 32005G15KT 0800 +TSRA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 24/24 Q1007 NOSIG WBGG 101430Z 28006KT 1000 +TSRA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 24/24 Q1007 NOSIG WBGG 101400Z 36010KT 2000 +TSRA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 25/24 Q1007 TEMPO 1000 +TSRA WBGG 101330Z 36001KT 7000 -RA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 25/25 Q1007 RERA TEMPO 5000 RA WBGG 101300Z 27004KT 5000 RA SCT020 BKN150 25/25 Q1006 NOSIG WBGG 101230Z 27007KT 4000 RA FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 25/24 Q1006 NOSIG WBGG 101200Z 32003KT 9999 FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 26/24 Q1006 NOSIG WBGG 101130Z 30004KT 9999 FEW015CB SCT020 BKN150 26/24 Q1005 NOSIG WBGG 101100Z 31006KT 9999 SCT020 BKN150 26/24 Q1005 NOSIG Relevant NOTAM: D0035/11 - RWY 07/25 CLSD DUE TO DISABLE ACFT EXCEPT FOR DEPARTURE FROM RWY 25 (.) DECLARED DISTANCES:-

RWY DESIGNATOR	TORA(M)	TODA(M)
25	2400	2490

RMKS:ACFT TO ENTER RWY VIA INTERSECTION TAXIWAY A2 AND TO BACK TRACK FOR DEPARTURE RWY 25 (. 10 JAN 21:00 2011 UNTIL 11 JAN 03:00 2011. CREATED: 10 JAN 20:31 2011