A packed Airbus A319, operated by Iran’s flag carrier, failed to land safely at Kermanshah Airport in western Iran, ending up in the middle of a snow-covered field after “running out of runway.”
1 Feb 2020 – The governor of Kermanshah told IRNA that the A319, with 110 aboard, had landed “without any problems,” but one of its wheels “slipped” while taxiing on the runway. He said the incident was caused by heavy snowfall and a flaw with the landing gear.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
A similar incident occurred last Monday in the city of Mahshahrm, when a Caspian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83 overshot the runway and ended up belly-down in the middle of a highway. Several of the 136 people on board suffered minor injuries, but no one died during the botched landing.
https://www.rt.com/news/479833-passenger-plane-skidds-off-runway-iran/
https://twitter.com/i/status/1223496689128034304
https://twitter.com/i/status/1223471511920615425
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/155134/Plane-skids-off-taxiway-in-western-Iran
https://media.mehrnews.com/d/2020/02/01/3/3367155.jpg
Thanks to Argiris Diamantis for this link
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