Caspian Airlines Flight 6936

On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936 overran the runway on landing at Mahshahr Airport, Iran on a domestic flight from Tehran. All 144 people on board survived, with two injured.

Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
EP-CPZ lying in the road after overrunning the runway, with a Caspian Airlines 737 flying overhead.
Accident
Date27 January 2020 (2020-01-27)
SummaryRunway overrun; Under investigation
SiteMahshahr Airport, Iran
Aircraft
Aircraft typeMcDonnell Douglas MD-83
OperatorCaspian Airlines
IATA flight No.IV6936
ICAO flight No.CPN6936
Call signCASPIAN 6936
RegistrationEP-CPZ
Flight originTehran Airport, Iran
DestinationMahshahr Airport
Occupants144
Passengers135
Crew9
Fatalities0
Injuries2
Survivors144

Accident

Flight 6936 departed from Tehran at 06:35 local time (02:05 UTC) and landed at Mahshahr Airport at 07:50.[1] The aircraft overran the runway on landing, ending up on the Mahshahr-Sarbandar Expressway 170 metres (560 ft) past the end of the runway. All 144 people on board, including 135 passengers, survived. The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed during the overrun.[2][3] Two people were injured. A witness said that the aircraft's undercarriage did not appear to be fully down as it came in to land.[4] The head of Khuzestan Province's aviation authority stated that the aircraft landed long on the runway, causing the overrun.[5]

Aircraft
EP-CPZ, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen here in June 2017.

The accident aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83,[5] registration EP-CPZ, msn 53464.[6] It first flew in 1994, then served with several different airlines before being transferred to Caspian in 2012.[7]

Investigation

The Iran Civil Aviation Organization opened an investigation into the accident.[1]

References
  1. "Plane skids off runway in SW Iran, no injuries". Mehr News. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. "Iranian passenger plane slides off runway into highway, passengers safe". Reuters via Yahoo News. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  3. Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Caspian MD83 at Mahshahr on Jan 27th 2020, overran runway on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  4. "Iranian aircraft slides onto highway after pilot 'misses' runway". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. "Iran airliner overshoots runway, stops in highway". Agence France Pressé via Yahoo News. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. "EP-CPZ accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  7. "EP-CPZ Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83)". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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