Airbus A320 incident near Stockholm-Skavsta Airport, SE, August 18, 2011
On August 18, 2011 at about 8:56 pm local time, a Airbus A320, registered HALPB, was involved in an incident near Stockholm-Skavsta Airport. It was flown under rules the NTSB did not record. No one was hurt.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this incident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 18, 2011 · about 8:56 pm local time
- Place
- Stockholm-Skavsta Airport, Sweden
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Airbus A320 233 · all A320s on the register
- Registration
- HALPB · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight · rules the NTSB did not record
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On August 18, 2011, at about 2056 UTC, an Airbus 320-233, HA-LPB, operated by Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Kft, experienced a No. 1 engine undercowl fire during shutdown following landing at Stockholm-Skavsta Airport, Nyköping, Sweden. Flames at the No. 1 engine and smoke at the No. 2 engine were reported. The Swedish Accident Investigation Board is investigating this event. For further information, contact: Mr. Stefan Christensen, Investigator-In-Charge Tele: +46 8 508 862 23 Email: sc@havkom.se Accident Investigation Board of Sweden P.O. Box 12538 SE-102 29 Stockholm SWEDEN info@havkom.se This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the Swedish AIB.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
- Operator: Wizz Air Hungary Légiközlekedési Kft.
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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