EP-IRU — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

June 9, 1996AccidentHull loss
The crew departed Tehran-Mehrabad Airport at 1233LT on a training flight to Rasht. Following 14 touch-and-go manoeuvres completed successfully, the crew approached the airport but forgot to lower the landing gear. The aircraft landed on its belly and slid on runway 09 for a period of 30 seconds and on a distance of 2,100 metres.
Boeing 727-200 · 4 fatalities
The following findings were reported: - The crew failed to follow the approach checklist, - The crew forgot to lower the landing gear, - Poor crew coordination, - Lack of crew resources management, - Wrong decision on part of the crew to take off following a belly landing, - Following the belly landing, the aircraft suffered a fire and was not fit to fly. Full accident record