Antonov AN-12 crash, Mar 31, 2005, Al Mukalla
Antonov AN-12 accident on March 31, 2005 near Al Mukalla, Hadhramaut, Yemen with no fatalities. Cause: According to an investigation summary cited by...
- Date: March 31, 2005
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-12
- Location: Al Mukalla, Hadhramaut, Yemen
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: According to an investigation summary cited by ASN, the flight engineer retracted the landing gear during the takeoff roll without the captain's instruction. Another database describes a nose gear collapse, so the sources differ.
An Air BAS Transportation An-12 cargo flight from Al Mukalla to Sharjah was taking off with a load of fish when a nose gear problem developed. The captain braked and steered off the runway, and the aircraft stopped about 400 metres beyond the runway in sand. All eight crew escaped uninjured and the aircraft was written off.