Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 25 December 2011
Aircraft Type: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-83 (MD-83)
Owner/operator: AMC Airlines
Registration Number: SU-BOZ
Location: Karachi-Jinnah International Airport (KHI) –
ÿ Pakistan
Phase of Flight: Landing
Status: Minor, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 72
Component Affected: Nose gearNose gear
Category: Accident
A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, AMC Airlines, experienced a diversion to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport following nose gear problems en route from Tabuk Regional Airport to Quetta International Airport. The aircraft landed on runway 25L with an undeployed nose gear, resulting in minor damage. The aircraft was subsequently moved to the Pakistan Aviation Authority’s (PAA) training facility in Hyderabad.A McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, AMC Airlines, experienced a diversion to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport following nose gear problems en route from Tabuk Regional Airport to Quetta International Airport. The aircraft landed on runway 25L with an undeployed nose gear, resulting in minor damage. The aircraft was subsequently moved to the Pakistan Aviation Authority’s (PAA) training facility in Hyderabad.
Description
A chartered McDonnell Douglas MD-83 of AMC Airlines, enroute from Tabuk Regional Airport in Saudi Arabia to Quetta International Airport in Pakistan, diverted to Karachi-Jinnah International Airport after the crew reported problems with the nose gear. After two low passes the aircraft landed on runway 25L with an undeployed nose gear, resulting in relative minor damage. Yet, the was never repaired and declared a write off. In 2024 it was decided to move the hull of the aircraft to the Pakistan Aviation Authority’s (PAA) training facility in Hyderabad.
Source of Information
https://tribune.com.pk/story/311752/saudi-jet-makes-emergency-belly-landing-in-pakistan/, https://www.geo.tv/latest/575101-13-year-ago-crash-landed-saudi-plane-to-be-transferred-to-hyderabad-this-weekhttps://tribune.com.pk/story/311752/saudi-jet-makes-emergency-belly-landing-in-pakistan/, https://www.geo.tv/latest/575101-13-year-ago-crash-landed-saudi-plane-to-be-transferred-to-hyderabad-this-weekPrimary Cause
Nose gear failure and subsequent undeployed landing.Nose gear failure and subsequent undeployed landing.Share on:
