Sialkot - Muscat
Flight / Schedule
Sialkot - Muscat
Aircraft
Boeing 737-300Registration
AP-BEH
MSN
25504/2341
Year of Manufacture
1992
Date
February 11, 2013 at 01:25 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Crash Location
Muscat-Seeb Muscat Governorate
Region
Asia • Oman
Coordinates
23.6553°, 58.0570°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 11, 2013 at 01:25 PM, Sialkot - Muscat experienced a crash involving Boeing 737-300, operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, with the event recorded near Muscat-Seeb Muscat Governorate.
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.
114 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 114 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 107, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. Following an uneventful flight from Sialkot, the crew completed the approach to Muscat-Seeb Runway 26L. After touchdown, while decelerating, the left main gear collapsed, causing the left engine to struck the ground. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest on the left edge of the runway. All 114 occupants evacuated uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Aircraft reference details include registration AP-BEH, MSN 25504/2341, year of manufacture 1992.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 23.6553°, 58.0570°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
Following an uneventful flight from Sialkot, the crew completed the approach to Muscat-Seeb Runway 26L. After touchdown, while decelerating, the left main gear collapsed, causing the left engine to struck the ground. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest on the left edge of the runway. All 114 occupants evacuated uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
7
Passengers On Board
107
Estimated Survivors
114
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 114
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Sialkot - Muscat
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Region / Country
Asia • Oman
Aircraft Details
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