Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
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.jpg) The aircraft lying in the road after overrunning the runway | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 January 2020 |
| Summary | Runway excursion after an unstabilized approach |
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| Aircraft | |
 EP-CPZ, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2018 with a previous livery | |
| Aircraft type | McDonnell Douglas MD-83 |
| Operator | Caspian Airlines |
| IATA flight No. | IV6936 |
| ICAO flight No. | CPN6936 |
| Call sign | CASPIAN 6936 |
| Registration | EP-CPZ |
| Flight origin | Tehran Airport, Iran |
| Destination | Mahshahr Airport |
| Occupants | 144 |
| Passengers | 135 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 2 |
| Survivors | 144 |
On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936 overran the runway on landing at Mahshahr Airport, Iran, on a domestic flight from Tehran. All 144 people on board survived, but two occupants were injured.[1]: 10
Flight 6936 departed from Tehran at 06:35 local time (02:05 UTC) and landed at Mahshahr Airport at 07:50.[2]
The aircraft overran the runway on landing, ending up on the Mahshahr-Sarbandar Expressway, 170 metres (560 ft) past the end of the runway
All 144 people on board, including 135 passengers, survived with only two injuries. The aircraft's landing gear collapsed during the overrun.[3][4]
Although there were only two injuries, the aircraft received such substantial damage that the Accident Investigation Board assessed the aircraft as destroyed.[5]
A witness said that the aircraft's undercarriage did not appear to be fully down as it came in to land.[6] The head of Khuzestan province's aviation authority stated that the aircraft landed long on the runway, causing the overrun.[7]
Aircraft and crew
The accident aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83,[7] registration EP-CPZ, msn 53464.[8]
The captain was a 64-year-old man, who had joined Caspian in 2019, having previously flown for Kish Air and the Iranian Navy. He had 18,430 flight hours, including 7,840 hours on the MD-80. The first officer was a 28-year-old man, who had logged 300 flight hours, with 124 of them on the MD-80.[9]: 10
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