Caspian Airlines Flight 6936


On 27 January 2020, Caspian Airlines Flight 6936 overran the runway on landing at Mahshahr Airport, Iran on a domestic flight from Tehran. All 144 people on board survived, with two injured.

Accident

Flight 6936 departed from Tehran at 06:35 and landed at Mahshahr Airport at 07:50. The aircraft overran the runway on landing, ending up on the Mahshahr-Sarbandar Expressway past the end of the runway. All 144 people on board, including 135 passengers, survived. The aircraft's undercarriage collapsed during the overrun. Two people were injured. A witness said that the aircraft's undercarriage did not appear to be fully down as it came in to land. The head of Khuzestan Province's aviation authority stated that the aircraft landed long on the runway, causing the overrun.

Aircraft

The accident aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration EP-CPZ, msn 53464. It first flew in 1994, then served with several different airlines before being transferred to Caspian in 2012.

Investigation

The Iran Civil Aviation Organization opened an investigation into the accident.