What happened
During the landing phase at Kandahar Airport, the aircraft experienced a structural failure involving the left main landing gear. As the plane touched down, the left gear collapsed, causing it to penetrate the left wing of the airframe. The impact and subsequent mechanical failure resulted in the aircraft being declared a total loss, as the damage was deemed beyond repair.
Despite the severity of the structural damage to the wing and landing gear assembly, there were no casualties. All occupants on board managed to evacuate the aircraft safely, and the final report confirmed zero fatalities and zero injuries following the incident.
Findings
Investigations into the accident focused on the mechanical integrity of the landing gear assembly. The primary factor identified in the collapse was the failure of the left main gear during the touchdown process. At the time of the report, the specific underlying reason for this component failure remained undetermined.