MD83, Mahshahr Iran, 2020

MD83, Mahshahr Iran, 2020

Summary

On 27 January 2020, an MD83 made an unstabilised tailwind non-precision approach to Mahshahr with a consistently excessive rate of descent and corresponding EGPWS Warnings followed by a very late nose-gear-first touchdown. It then overran the runway end, continued through the airport perimeter fence and crossed over a ditch before coming to a stop partly blocking a busy main road. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and was subsequently declared a hull loss but all occupants completed an emergency evacuation uninjured. The accident was attributed to the actions of the Captain which included not following multiple standard operating procedures.

Description

On 27 January 2020, a McDonnell Douglas MD83 (EP-CPZ) being operated by Caspian Airlines on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Tehran Mehrabad to Mahshahr as CPN6936 made a highly unstabilised tailwind approach in day VMC and a very late touchdown before overrunning the end of the runway by 450 metres and coming to a stop partly blocking a busy main road. The 136 passengers and 8 crew members completed an emergency evacuation without injury but the aircraft was so badly damaged that it was declared a hull loss. Damage also occurred to fencing, the roadway surface and its median strip and a lamp post.  

MD83 Mehshahr 2020 final position

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