Taban Air Flight 6437

Taban Air Flight 6437
RA-85787, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2009
Accident
Date24 January 2010
SummaryRunway excursion due to pilot error.
Site
Aircraft
Aircraft typeTupolev Tu-154M
Aircraft nameSurgut (Сургу́т)
OperatorTaban Air
IATA flight No.HH6437
ICAO flight No.TBN6437
Call signTABAN AIR 6437
RegistrationRA-85787
Flight originAbadan-Ayatollah Jami International Airport, Iran
StopoverIsfahan International Airport, Iran
DestinationMashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran
Occupants170
Passengers157
Crew13
Fatalities0
Injuries47
Survivors170 (all)

Taban Air Flight 6437 was a scheduled domestic flight operated by a Tupolev Tu-154 that crashed on landing at Mashhad, Iran on 24 January 2010. All 170 people escaped from the burning aircraft without loss of life. Most of the passengers were pilgrims returning from visiting holy sites in Iraq.[1]

Aircraft

The aircraft involved was a Tupolev Tu-154M. It was registered RA-85787.[2] The aircraft first flew in 1993.[3]

Accident

Flight 6437 was being operated by Kolavia on behalf of Taban Air. It had originated at Abadan and had diverted to Isfahan due to poor visibility at Mashhad. Once visibility improved, the aircraft took off again, but the visibility deteriorated before Flight 6437 could land.[4] The flight was holding near Mashhad International Airport when a passenger fell seriously ill. The crew were told and they declared a medical emergency. They decided to land at Mashhad on an ILS approach for runway 31R despite the low visibility. During the landing the tail struck the ground causing the aircraft to veer off the runway, the nose gear to collapse, the right wing to strike the ground, and a fire. All passengers and crew survived the accident with 47 receiving injuries.[5][4][6] The METAR in force at the time of the accident was OIMM 240350Z 00000KT 0200 FG VV002 02/02 Q1021 A3017.[4][a]

Investigation

The Iranian Civil Aviation Authority opened an investigation into the accident. On 26 January 2010, it was reported that Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee had joined the investigation.[4]

The final accident report was released on 28 December 2012, listing the sole cause as pilot error.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Translation of METAR: METAR for Mashhad International Airport, issued on the 24th of the month at 03:50 UTC. Wind calm, visibility 200 metres (660 ft), fog, vertical visibility 200 feet (61 m), temperature 2 °C (36 °F), dewpoint 2 °C (36 °F), QNH 1021 hPA, altimeter setting 30.17 inches.

References

  1. ↑ Daragahi, Borzou (24 January 2010). "Dozens aboard plane injured during emergency landing in Iran". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Kaminski-Morrow, David (24 January 2010). "Taban Tu-154 breaks up on landing at Mashhad". Flight Global. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85787, Sunday 24 January 2010". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hradecky, Simon. "Accident: Kolavia T154 at Mashad on Jan 24th 2010, medical emergency, risky landing, aircraft burst into flames". The Aviation Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Plane catches fire trying to land in Iran". CNN. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Iran jet catches fire on landing". BBC News. 24 January 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "Russian pilot blamed for Taban Air Flight 6437 crash". Payvand Iran News. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
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