Boeing 737-400 crash, May 8, 2014, Kabul
Boeing 737-400 accident on May 8, 2014 near Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: BAAA: the crew completed the landing too far down the...
- Date: May 8, 2014
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
- Location: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: BAAA: the crew completed the landing too far down the runway, reducing the landing distance available. Contributing factors were failure to follow SOPs, poor crew recurrent training and thrust reversers activated too late after landing.
The Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737 400 flying FG312 from New Delhi entered heavy rain on short final to Kabul runway 29. It landed beyond the touchdown zone and could not stop in the remaining runway. The aircraft overran, lost its undercarriage, struck the ILS antenna and slid 285 metres before stopping. All 132 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.