Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jun 4, 2010, Sharana AFB
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on June 4, 2010 near Sharana AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: Hard touchdown short of the runway,...
- Date: June 4, 2010
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Sharana AFB, Parwan, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Hard touchdown short of the runway, which is believed to have torn off the landing gear.
A civil-operated Hercules cargo aircraft landed at Sharana AB and touched down short of the runway. The undercarriage was torn off, and the aircraft slid on its belly, veered off the runway to the right and stopped in sand. All four crew escaped uninjured.