Date:	Monday 10 March 1997
Time:	10:56
Type:	Airbus A320-212
Owner/operator:	Gulf Air
Registration:	A4O-EM
MSN:	536
Year of manufacture:	1995
Total airframe hrs:	4640 hours
Cycles:	4024 flights
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-5A3
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 115
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) -   United Arab Emirates
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA)
Destination airport:	Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
Directional control difficulties at V1 forced the crew to abort the takeoff.
The Airbus overrun the runway. The nosegear collapsed.

Flight International 19-25 March 1997(12)
ICAO Adrep Summary 2/97 (#9)
Reuters

photo (c) Richard Thompson; Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA); 17 March 1997

photo (c) Jean M. Magendie, via Werner Fischdick; Athens-Athinai Airport (ATH); October 1995

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