Fokker 100 crash, Jan 19, 2009, Tehran-Mehrabad
Fokker 100 accident on January 19, 2009 near Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran with no fatalities. Cause: Failure of the right main landing...
- Date: January 19, 2009
- Aircraft: Fokker 100
- Location: Tehran-Mehrabad, Tehran City District, Iran
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Failure of the right main landing gear on landing; the reason was not determined in the sources reviewed
An Iran Air Fokker 100 on a scheduled service from Ardabil landed on runway 29L at Tehran-Mehrabad. The right main landing gear collapsed on landing and the aircraft veered off the right side of the runway and stopped. Everyone on board was uninjured, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.