Airbus A320 crash, Mar 10, 1997, Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen
Airbus A320 accident on March 10, 1997 near Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with no fatalities. Cause: Tyre burst during the...
- Date: March 10, 1997
- Aircraft: Airbus A320
- Location: Abu Dhabi-Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Tyre burst during the takeoff roll, causing vibration and loss of control; the rejected takeoff could not be completed on the remaining runway.
A Gulf Air Airbus A320 was taking off from Abu Dhabi for Bahrain when vibration and loss of directional control developed just before V1. The captain rejected the takeoff, but the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway, overran, lost its nose gear and came to rest a short distance further. No one was killed, but the aircraft was written off.