Aria Air Flight 1525
 An Aria Air Ilyushin Il-62, the type involved in the accident. |
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 24 July 2009 |
| Type | Runway overrun on landing |
| Passengers | Up to 140 |
| Crew | 13+ |
| Injuries | 19 |
| Fatalities | 16 (13 crew and 3 passengers) |
| Survivors | 137 |
| Aircraft type | Ilyushin Il-62M |
| Operator | Aria Air |
| Tail number | UP-I6208 |
| Flight origin | Mehrabad Airport, Tehran, Iran |
| Destination | Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran |
Aria Air Flight 1525 was a scheduled Iranian domestic flight which crashed on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Mashhad, Iran, on 24 July 2009.
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[edit] Aircraft
The aircraft involved was an Ilyushin IL-62M, registered UP-I6208.[1] The aircraft entered service with Interflug on 1 June 1989 registered DDR-SEY. On 3 October 1990 it was re-registered D-AOAM, serving with Interflug until July 1991 when it was sold to Aeroflot and re-registered CCCP-86578. In January 1993 as a result of old Soviet Aeroflot assets splitting, it became the part of Uzbekistan Airways fleet and in March 1993 was re-registered UK-86578. In early 2000s the aircraft was moved from service. In October 2007 it was leased to D.E.T.A. Air of Kazakhstan, re-registered UN-86509 and then in July 2008 UP-I6208. It was leased to Aria Air in March 2009.[2]
[edit] Accident
The accident happened at 18:10 Iran Daylight Time (13:40 UTC). The aircraft overran the runway at high speed and crashed outside the airport perimeter, the nose area totally destroyed and resting on its tail. There was no fire.[1] Sixteen people were killed. Among the dead were thirteen crew members and three passengers including Aria CEO Mahmoud Dadpay.[3] There were 137 survivors of the total of 153 people on board.[1]
The aircraft was reported to have skidded off the runway. The cockpit area of the aircraft was destroyed by the impact with the airport perimeter wall. Nineteen people were reported to have been injured in the accident.[4] The weather was good at the time of the accident, with the METAR in force at the time reading "METAR OIMM 241300Z 08014KT CAVOK 34/M03 Q1012 A2989".[5] This translates as, METAR for Mashhad International Airport, issued on the 24th of the month at 13:00 UTC, wind at 14 knots, wind direction 080°; ceiling and visibility OK; temperature 34° C; dew point −3°C; altimeter 1012 millibars or 29.89 inches.[6] The aircraft landed with a crosswind.[1] The aircraft was reported to have been attempting an emergency landing at the time of the accident.[7] The aircraft was reported to have landed "long" on the runway and overran the end of the runway, hitting a wall, which demolished the forward section of the aircraft.[8] The wall is located over 1,100 metres (1,200 yd) from the end of the runway.[1]
[edit] Cause
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The accident was investigated by the Iranian Civil Aviation Organisation.[3] As a result of the accident, the Air Operators Certificate of Aria Air was suspended.[1] The cause of the crash is reported to have been that the aircraft landed at too high a speed; instead of landing at between 145 miles per hour (233 km/h) and 165 miles per hour (266 km/h) it landed at 197 miles per hour (317 km/h).[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090724-0t. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Il-62M UP-I6208" (in Russian). Russian Aviation Register. http://russianplanes.net/REGINFO/2765. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ a b c ""High speed" causes plane crash in northeast Iran". Xinhua News Agency. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/26/content_11775969.htm. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ^ "Seventeen die in Iran plane blaze". BBC News Online. 24 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8168074.stm. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "History for Mashhad, Iran. Friday, 24 July 2009". Wunderground. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/OIMM/2009/7/24/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA&theprefset=SHOWMETAR&theprefvalue=1. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "Abbreviations". The Meteorological Office. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/news/briefing_charts/abbreviations.html. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
- ^ "Aria Airlines plane has burst into flames on landing!!!". apnimarzi.com. http://www.apnimarzi.com/aria-airlines-plane-has-burst-into-flames-on-landing/. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "2nd UPDATE: At Least 17 Killed In Iran Air Accident-IRNA". Morning Star. http://news.morningstar.com/newsnet/ViewNews.aspx?article=/DJ/200907241359DOWJONESDJONLINE000719_univ.xml. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
