Caspian Airlines Flight 6936
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, with two injured.
EP-CPZ lying in the road after overrunning the runway, with a Caspian Airlines 737 flying overhead. | |
Accident | |
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Date | 27 January 2020 |
Summary | Runway excursion due to Pilot error as a result of an unstabilized approach |
Site | Mahshahr Airport, Iran |
Aircraft | |
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 |
Accident
Flight 6936 departed from Tehran at 06:35 local time (02:05 UTC) and landed at Mahshahr Airport at 07:50.[1] 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. The aircraft's landing gear collapsed during the overrun.[2][3] Two people were injured. A witness said that the aircraft's undercarriage did not appear to be fully down as it came in to land.[4] The head of Khuzestan Province's aviation authority stated that the aircraft landed long on the runway, causing the overrun.[5]
Aircraft and crew
The accident aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83,[5] registration EP-CPZ, msn 53464.[6] It first flew in 1994, then served with several different airlines before being transferred to Caspian in 2012.[7]
The captain was a 64-year-old male, 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 male who had logged only 300 flight hours, with 124 of them on the MD-80.[8]:10
Investigation
The Iran Civil Aviation Organization opened an investigation into the accident.[1]
On 1 September 2020 the CAO.IRI released its final report and established that the cause is a runway overrun, caused by the following crew errors: [8]
- Poor decision-making for acceptance of the risk of high-speed landing
- Un-stabilized approach against the normal flight profile
- Poor CRM in the cockpit; and
- Poor judgment and not accomplishing go-around while performing an unstabilized approach.
Other contributing factors are:
- Loading of 5 tons of extra fuel, which increased the landing distance required.
- Decision to make a landing on RWY 13 with tailwind.
- Inability of the copilot (PM) to take control of the aircraft and proper action to execute go around.
Safety recommendations
As a result of this investigation, some recommendations were issued:
To Iran Civil Aviation Organization:
- Require all operators to provide more guidance and enforce further training for pilots and dispatchers regarding the company's fuel policy and the assumptions affecting landing distance/stopping margin calculations, to include use of aircraft ground deceleration devices, wind conditions and limits, air distance, and safety margins.
- Submit a formal request to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ir. Iran to correct the RWY strip dimension in Iran Aerodromes Bylaw in accordance with Annex 14 to the ICAO convention.
- Update the information of Mahshahr Airport in Iran AIP.
To Caspian Airlines:
- Perform the Line Operation Safety audit (LOSA) for Flight Crew and Cabin Crew.
- Correct the Simulator Lesson Plans for flight considering the findings of the accident.
- Expand and improve the Flight Data Analysis System.
- Improve communication system between operation department and all crew members about notifying flight planning.
To Mahshahr Airport:
- Follow Iran CAO aerodrome requirements for ANS, control of obstacles and review Instrument Approach procedures.
To Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company:
- Provide training guidelines for ATS personnel about the agreed coordination between involved ATS units.
References
- "Plane skids off runway in SW Iran, no injuries". Mehr News. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Iranian passenger plane slides off runway into highway, passengers safe". Reuters via Yahoo News. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Caspian MD83 at Mahshahr on Jan 27th 2020, overran runway on landing". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Iranian aircraft slides onto highway after pilot 'misses' runway". BBC News Online. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "Iran airliner overshoots runway, stops in highway". Agence France Pressé via Yahoo News. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "EP-CPZ accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
- "EP-CPZ Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (DC-9-83)". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
- "Final report of the accident investigation at Mahshahr Airport" (PDF). Iran Civil Aviation Organization. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
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