Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 17 October 2001
Aircraft Type: Airbus A300B4-203
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-BCJ
Location: Dubai Airport (DXB) –
ÿ United Arab Emirates
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 205
Component Affected: Right wing structure of the aircraft.Right wing structure of the aircraft.
Category: Accident
A flight PK231 from Islamabad to Peshawar experienced a sudden runway departure and subsequent skidding, resulting in a crash landing in sand approximately 50 meters from the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage to its right wing structure and partially broke off the right wing.A flight PK231 from Islamabad to Peshawar experienced a sudden runway departure and subsequent skidding, resulting in a crash landing in sand approximately 50 meters from the runway. The aircraft sustained significant damage to its right wing structure and partially broke off the right wing.
Description
Flight PK231 from Islamabad via Peshawar veered off the side of the runway at Dubai after the right hand maingear collapsed as it touched down. The aircraft skidded and eventually came to rest in sand 50 metres from the runway. The aircraft sustained damage to its right wing structure and its no. 2 engine, which partly broke off the wing.
Primary Cause
Sudden runway departure and subsequent skidding due to a collapsed right-hand main gear.Sudden runway departure and subsequent skidding due to a collapsed right-hand main gear.Share on:
