Boeing 737 - 683 incident near Oslo, No, March 25, 2015
On March 25, 2015 at about 7:30 am local time, a Boeing 737 - 683, registered LNRPA, was involved in an incident during approach (IFR final approach) near Oslo (Oslo Airport Gardermoen). The NTSB record does not give the injuries. The weather was conditions the NTSB did not record.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 25, 2015 · about 7:30 am local time
- Place
- Oslo, Norway · Oslo Airport Gardermoen
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- conditions the NTSB did not record
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737 - 683 683 · all 737 - 683s on the register
- Registration
- LNRPA · no longer on the register · serial 28290
- Damage
- Not recorded
- Flight
- Flight
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
On March 25, 2015, at approximately 0730 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a Boeing 737-683, Norwegian registration LN-RPA, operated by Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS), experienced a pitch control problem while landing on Runway 01R at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Norway (ENGM). The investigation is being conducted by the Accident Investigation Board Norway (AIBN). As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the NTSB has designated a U.S. Accredited Representative under the provisions of Annex 13 to the Convention on Civil Aviation to assist the AIBN in their investigation. All inquiries concerning the investigation should be directed to: Accident Investigation Board Norway P. O Box 213 2001 Lillestrøm Norway www.aibn.no
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
What happened, in order
- Flight control sys malf/fail during approach (IFR final approach) defining event
The aircraft
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1: (type not recorded); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: (type not recorded); 0 hours total
- Operator: Scandinavian Airlines System
The flight
- Departed from: ENTC Langnes at 5:50 am
- Destination: ENGM Oslo
- Flight plan: not recorded
- A second pilot was aboard
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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Everything on this page comes from the NTSB's public records. The narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words; the coded tables behind the report are written out in plain English, with pilots' ages, home towns and medical details left out. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, shown as the NTSB released them. This site's own text never names anyone involved. A preliminary report can change; the final report usually follows one to two years later, and the page is refreshed when it does.