Incident Overview
Date: Friday 31 August 2012
Aircraft Type: ATR 42-500 ?
Owner/operator: Pakistan International Airlines – PIA
Registration Number: AP-BHJ
Location: Lahore Airport (LHE) –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 46
Component Affected: Right main gear of the ATR 42-500 aircraft.Right main gear of the ATR 42-500 aircraft.
Category: Accident
A Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 passenger plane crashed at Lahore Airport (LHE) due to a landing accident. The aircraft ran off the runway during a domestic flight from Islamabad-Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) to Lahore. The right main gear collapsed, and the plane tilted to the right. One passenger reported bouncing the plane on landing.A Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 passenger plane crashed at Lahore Airport (LHE) due to a landing accident. The aircraft ran off the runway during a domestic flight from Islamabad-Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) to Lahore. The right main gear collapsed, and the plane tilted to the right. One passenger reported bouncing the plane on landing.
Description
A Pakistan International Airlines ATR 42-500 passenger plane was damaged in a landing accident at Lahore Airport (LHE), Pakistan. No injuries were reported. Flight PK653 departed Islamabad-Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) at 14:04 on a domestic flight to Lahore. Upon landing at Lahore’s runway 36R/18L the airplane ran off the runway. The right hand main gear had collapsed and the airplane came to rest, tilting to the right. One of the occupants reported that the plane bounced on landing and left the runway.
Source of Information
http://tribune.com.pk/story/429119/pia-plane-crash-lands-at-lahore-airport/http://tribune.com.pk/story/429119/pia-plane-crash-lands-at-lahore-airport/Primary Cause
Landing accident ? Runway departure and subsequent gear collapse.Landing accident ? Runway departure and subsequent gear collapse.Share on:
