Al Mukalla – Sharjah

On March 31, 2005 at 07:02 PM, Al Mukalla – Sharjah experienced a crash involving Antonov AN-12, operated by Air BAS Transportation, with the event recorded near Al Mukalla Hadhramaut (<U+062D><U+0636><U+0631><U+0645><U+0648><U+062A>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 8 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft was completing a cargo flight from Al Mukalla to Sharjah with eight crew members on board and a load consisting of 7 tons of fish. During the takeoff roll on runway 06, at a speed of 225 km/h, the nose gear collapsed. The captain initiated an emergency braking procedure. To avoid a collision with the radio-technical equipment car, he steered the aircraft to the left. After it veered off runway, the aircraft rolled for about 400 metres and came to rest in a sandy area about 30 metres to the left of the extended centerline. All eight occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration UN-11007, MSN 9 3 465 09, year of manufacture 1969.