No fatalities

Training Flight Ends in Runway Overrun at Gilgit Airport (AP-AXF)

Gilgit, PakistanLanding (descent or approach)

On June 5, 1981, a Fokker F27 Friendship (registration AP-AXF) operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA was involved in an aviation accident near Gilgit, Pakistan during landing or approach. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A training flight at Gilgit Airport overran the runway after an aborted takeoff at 90 knots. All three crew evacuated uninjured; aircraft damaged beyond repair.

Incident Details

A crew engaged in a local training flight at Gilgit Airport was performing touch-and-go landings. After touchdown, while the aircraft was at a speed of 90 knots, the pilot-in-command decided to abandon the takeoff procedure. The reason for this decision was not specified. The pilot then initiated an emergency braking maneuver.

Despite the braking action, the aircraft could not stop within the remaining runway distance. It overran the end of the runway, losing its undercarriage in the process, and eventually came to rest.

Aftermath

All three crew members on board evacuated the aircraft without injury. The aircraft itself sustained damage beyond economical repair. The takeoff was aborted at 90 knots, while the computed V1 speed for the rejected takeoff was 96 knots. The exact cause of the decision to abort remains unknown.