Boeing 737-400 crash, Nov 7, 2014, Kabul
Boeing 737-400 accident on November 7, 2014 near Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan with no fatalities. Cause: BAAA summary of the report: touchdown at a...
- Date: November 7, 2014
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-400
- Location: Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: BAAA summary of the report: touchdown at a closure rate of 1 fps, considered overly soft and possibly increasing the risk of shimmy torsional forces, with a ground speed of 178 knots and touchdown at VREF+16.
On 7 November 2014 an Ariana Afghan Airlines Boeing 737 400 operating flight FG252 from Herat to Kabul suffered a collapse of its right main landing gear on landing at Kabul runway 29. The right engine nacelle struck the runway and the aircraft slid a short distance before stopping. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.