On June 8th, 2025 at 15:21 local time, a serious incident occurred during the landing of an aircraft at
Franjo Tuđman International Airport. The incident resulted in damage to a landing gear tyre and the
excursion of the left main landing gear wheel onto the grass area adjacent to the runway. Due to the
need for a technical intervention, the airport was temporarily closed to all traffic. Normal operations
resumed on 9 June 2025 after 00:52 hours. No persons were injured in the incident.
It was established that the cause of the event was the bursting of the tyre on the aircraft’s left main
wheel.
Based on the conducted investigation, the Agency did not issue safety recommendations.