Narrative:
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.
Runway excursion
» ICAO Adrep
accident date: 17-10-2001
type: Airbus A300B4-203
registration: AP-BCJ
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 October 2001 |
| Time: | 14:09 |
| Type: |  Airbus A300B4-203 |
| Operator: | Pakistan International Airlines - PIA |
| Registration: | AP-BCJ |
| MSN: | 268 |
| First flight: | 1983-07-29 (18 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 2 General Electric CF6-50C2 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 193 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 205 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dubai Airport (DXB) ( United Arab Emirates)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Peshawar Airport (PEW/OPPS), Pakistan |
| Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates | |
| Flightnumber: | PK231 |
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.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway excursion
Sources:
» Gulf News» ICAO Adrep
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accident date: 17-10-2001
type: Airbus A300B4-203
registration: AP-BCJ
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Peshawar Airport to Dubai Airport as the crow flies is 1823 km (1139 miles).
Distance from Peshawar Airport to Dubai Airport as the crow flies is 1823 km (1139 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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