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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 2008 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Mikoyan MiG-27M |
| Owner/operator: | Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Registration: | CF735 |
| MSN: | 83712538777 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
| Colombo-Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB/VCBI) |
The aircraft skidded off the runway following a gear-up landing. The aircraft was damaged to an extent in which it had to be withdrawn from use. The airframe was repaired and re-registered later on and it was then put into the Sri Lanka Air Force Museum.
According to the information available online, CF735 was most likely the aircraft involved in this incident.
Sources:
http://www.srilankaguardian.org/2008/07/mig27-skids-off-runway-at-katunayake.html
https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation/73937-modern-military-aviation-news-from-around-the-world?p=1685359&page=28
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10695728
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122190883526073146&set=a.122094281606073146
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2009 11:37 | harro | Added |
| 18-Feb-2022 08:35 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 25-May-2023 20:14 | Nepa | Updated |
| 07-Oct-2023 07:45 | Prometheus | Updated |
| 02-Oct-2024 16:58 | Prometheus | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Oct-2024 19:41 | Prometheus | Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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