McDonnell Douglas MD-83 crash, Jan 24, 2012, Kandahar
McDonnell Douglas MD-83 accident on January 24, 2012 near Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: The crew did not observe company...
- Date: January 24, 2012
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83
- Location: Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crew did not observe company procedures and did not go around from an unstabilized approach. The operator and crew were not authorized for the RNAV approach, and the inoperative PAPI contributed.
An MD-83 operated by Swiftair on a scheduled Dubai to Kandahar flight flew an unstabilized RNAV approach with the PAPI out of service. During the flare a corrective roll put the right wing tip into the ground about 20 m before the runway threshold, and the aircraft then landed safely. None of the 86 passengers or 5 crew were hurt.