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| Date: | Wednesday 21 October 2009 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  BAe Hawk 103 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) |
| Registration: | 102 |
| MSN: | 395 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Masirah air force base -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
An Oman Air Force 6sq Hawk 103 went off the runway of Masirah air force base on Masirah island, Oman during landing.
While still airborne the crew received indications of a brake problem and therefore decided to make a precautionary landing. The landing turned out to be normal and the brakes were in fact working properly. But, the Hawk drifted off the runway onto the dirt and as the left gear appeared to be digging in the dirt and might flip the aircraft over, the pilot raised the gear in order to prevent this from happening.
The jet skidded for some time, ripping off the under wing drop tanks and pylons. Luckily the two pilots were uninjured.
Sources:
Scramble
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2018 16:16 | TB | Added |
| 22-Oct-2025 16:52 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
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