Iran Air Flight 742
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Accident summary | |
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Date | 18 October 2011 |
Summary | Landed with nose gear up |
Passengers | 94 |
Crew | 19 |
Injuries (non-fatal) | 0 |
Fatalities | 0 (none) |
Survivors | 113 |
Aircraft type | Boeing 727-200 |
Operator | Iran Air |
Registration | EP-IRR |
Flight origin |
Sheremetyevo International Airport Moscow, Russia |
Destination |
Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport Tehran, Iran |
Iran Air Flight 742 was a passenger flight which made an emergency landing at Mehrabad International Airport, Tehran, Iran, on 18 October 2011. After the nose gear failed to deploy, the crew diverted to Mehrabad and landed without the nose gear down. All 113 aboard survived.
Aircraft
The aircraft involved, a Boeing 727-200, was operating Iran Air's scheduled international service from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow, Russia, to Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport.
Accident
At 15:20 local time the flight was approaching Tehran with 94 passengers and 19 crew, with guided capitan Hushang Shahbazi when the crew did not receive a down and locked indication for the nose gear and aborted the approach.[1][2] Following unsuccessful troubleshooting the crew decided to divert to Mehrabad where a low approach confirmed the nose gear was not extended. The crew subsequently landed the aircraft without the nose gear on runway 29L at about 16:00 local time and came to a stand still on both main gear and the nose of the aircraft.[3] The aircraft was evacuated, no injuries occurred.
External links
- Iran’s Aging Airliner Fleet Seen as Faltering Under U.S. Sanctions The New York Times
- Plane Lands With Broken Front Landing Gear, MostWatchedToday.com
- Watch This Iran Air Pilot Stick the Landing with No Front Wheels Hypervocal.com
References
- ↑ Erdbrink, Thomas (29 October 2011). "Iranian Hero Pilot Gets Cold Shoulder". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- ↑ "Iran Air Plane Makes Emergency Landing, No Injuries". Fars News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ↑ "Dramatic Iran Air landing caught on tape". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 October 2011.