- Marathon Airlines E195 struck ILS antenna
- Large gash in the fuselage and wing root
- Safely returned to Belgrade
A Marathon Airlines E195 operating for AirSerbia struck the ILS array for runway 12R while departing Belgrade’s runway 30L. The aircraft returned safely to Belgrade shortly after departure.
Flight JU324 lined up on Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport runway 30L at 16:38 UTC on one of the intersecting taxiways more than half way down the runway (see image below). The aircraft began its departure roll shortly after, becoming airborne at 16:39 UTC. During its departure, the aircraft’s left side was severely damaged when it struck the opposing runway’s instrument landing system array. A long gash down the side of the aircraft as well as damage to the wing root (where the wing meets the body of the aircraft) are visible.
JU324 entered holding holding near Belgrade shortly after take off and spent just less than 60 minutes in the air. The flight landing on runway 30L (the same runway it departed) at 17:36 UTC.
Following the accident, runway 12R’s instrument landing category has been downgraded from Category III to Category I. Runway 12R/30L is the airport’s second and newest runway, having just opened in July 2023.