Casablanca - Tunis

On February 6, 2013 at 02:23 PM, Casablanca - Tunis experienced a crash involving Airbus A320, operated by Tunis Air, with the event recorded near Tunis-Carthage Tunis Governorate (<U+0648><U+0644><U+0627><U+064A><U+0629> <U+062A><U+0648><U+0646><U+0633><U+200E>).

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

83 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 83 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: 75, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Following an uneventful flight from Casablanca-Mohamed V Airport, the crew started the approach to Tunis-Carthage International Airport Runway 19 and encountered marginal weather conditions. After touchdown, the aircraft rolled for a distance of 1,600 metres then deviated to the right. The aircraft veered off runway, rolled in a grassy area for 114 metres when the nose gear impacted the concrete perpendicularly runway 11/29. On impact, the nose gear was torn off and the aircraft rolled for another 130 metres before coming to rest. All 83 occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. At the time of the accident, strong crosswinds and heavy rain falls passed over the airport.

Aircraft reference details include registration TS-IMB, MSN 119, year of manufacture 1990.