Iran Air Flight 742

Iran Air Flight 742

EP-IRR, the aircraft involved
Accident summary
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

References

  1. Erdbrink, Thomas (29 October 2011). "Iranian Hero Pilot Gets Cold Shoulder". The Washington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
  2. "Iran Air Plane Makes Emergency Landing, No Injuries". Fars News Agency. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
  3. "Dramatic Iran Air landing caught on tape". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 27 October 2011.

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