A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Avions de Transport Regional ATR-72-212A performing flight PK-517 from Karachi to Panjgur (Pakistan) with 54 people on board, landed in Panjgur at about 08:20L (03:20Z) but overran the end of the runway, burst both left hand tyres on soft ground and came to a stop with all gear on soft ground. There were no injuries, the damage to the aircraft is being assessed.
The airport reported the aircraft blew a tyre on landing and veered off the runway.
The CAA Pakistan reported the aircraft suffered an incident while landing in Panjgur.
According to information The Aviation Herald received the aircraft had been dispatched under Minimum Equipment List requirements with one of the brakes inoperative.
The airline reported the aircraft landed at about 08:20L but skidded off the runway and burst two tyres on the rough ground.
Preliminary information suggests the aircraft was dispatched with the right-hand brakes inoperative, the left-hand brakes failed during landing causing the aircraft to overrun the end of the runway while running over soft ground both left-hand tyres blew.
Panjgur features a runway 13/31 of 5000 feet/1524 meters length. Usual landing direction is 31.
The aircraft remained “invisible” on ADS-B/Mode-S during the approach to Panjgur, the landing direction thus remains unclear. Extensive analysis of the photo showing the ground tracks (the only photo that shows a lot of backgrounds) suggests, mainly by the left side of the photo showing higher ground within the airport perimeter fence causing the fence to climb, that the aircraft landed on runway 13.
Related NOTAM:
C0258/18 NOTAMN
Q) OPKR/QMRXX///A/000/999/
A) OPPG
B) 1811100306 C) 1811112359 EST
E) RUNWAY IS UNAVAILABLE DUE TO BLOCKED BY DISABLED ACFT.
Image © CAA Pakistan
