Incident Overview
Date: Monday 30 April 2012
Aircraft Type: ATR 72-500 (72-212A)
Owner/operator: Royal Thai Air Force – RTAF
Registration Number: L16-2/52
Location: Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) –
ÿ Bangladesh
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Substantial, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: Right hand wingRight hand wing
Category: Accident
An ATR-72-212A aircraft of the 603sq Air Division/6th Wing, serial L16-2/52, experienced a runway excursion during landing at Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC). The aircraft sustained damage to the right hand wing upon impact with a concrete barrier, resulting in substantial damage.An ATR-72-212A aircraft of the 603sq Air Division/6th Wing, serial L16-2/52, experienced a runway excursion during landing at Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC). The aircraft sustained damage to the right hand wing upon impact with a concrete barrier, resulting in substantial damage.
Description
A Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) ATR-72-212A (ATR-72-500) aircraft of 1st Air Division/6th Wing, 603sq, (serial L16-2/52, code 60314), sustained damage in a landing accident at Dhaka-Shahjalal International Airport (DAC). The airplane suffered a runway excursion while landing. It came to rest against a concrete barrier, causing substantial damage to the right hand wing. Two passengers reportedly suffered minor injuries.
Source of Information
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=232365, http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=223483&cid=2, http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/thai-air-force-aircraft-makes-troubled-landing-in-dhaka_772571.html, http://www.pattayamail.com/news/thai-air-force-plane-skids-off-bangladesh-runway-12291http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=232365, http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=223483&cid=2, http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/thai-air-force-aircraft-makes-troubled-landing-in-dhaka_772571.html, http://www.pattayamail.com/news/thai-air-force-plane-skids-off-bangladesh-runway-12291Primary Cause
Runway excursion during landing.Runway excursion during landing.Share on:
