Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jun 8, 2020, Al Taji AAF
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on June 8, 2020 near Al Taji AAF, Salāh ad-Dīn, Iraq with no fatalities. Cause: Excess airspeed above recommended...
- Date: June 8, 2020
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Al Taji AAF, Salāh ad-Dīn, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Excess airspeed above recommended landing speed which prevented braking, with crew failure to assess risk, follow procedures and communicate contributing
A Georgia Air National Guard C 130H landed at Camp Taji at night at about 151 knots against a recommended 105 knots, and could not stop on the runway. It overran and hit a concrete barrier. All 26 people on board survived, and the airplane was destroyed. The Air Force investigation blamed excess airspeed on landing and poor risk assessment and communication by the crew.