Antonov AN-24 crash, Mar 23, 2006, Talil AFB (Imam Ali)
Antonov AN-24 accident on March 23, 2006 near Talil AFB (Imam Ali), Dhī Qār, Iraq with no fatalities. Cause: Engine control system failure, followed by...
- Date: March 23, 2006
- Aircraft: Antonov AN-24
- Location: Talil AFB (Imam Ali), Dhī Qār, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Engine control system failure, followed by landing gear that could not be lowered or retracted.
An An-24 cargo flight from Baghdad to Talil AFB lost one engine on approach after an engine control system failure. The nose gear would not lower and the main gear would not retract, so the captain made an emergency landing on an unpaved part of the airfield. All occupants escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.