Crash of a Boeing 737-33A in Muscat

Date & Time: Feb 11, 2013 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing 737-300
Operator:
Registration:
AP-BEH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Sialkot - Muscat
MSN:
25504/2341
YOM:
1992
Flight number:
PK259
Location:
Muscat-Seeb
Muscat Governorate
Country:
Oman
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
107
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Sialkot, the crew completed the approach to Muscat-Seeb Runway 26L. After touchdown, while decelerating, the left main gear collapsed, causing the left engine to struck the ground. The aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest on the left edge of the runway. All 114 occupants evacuated uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Antonov AN-32 in the Oman Sea: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1986 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-32
Operator:
Registration:
K2729
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Muscat - Jamnagar
MSN:
07 05
YOM:
1986
Location:
Oman Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a delivery flight from Russia to India. The aircraft departed Muscat-Seeb Airport at 1328LT bound for Jamnagar, Gujarat. While in cruising altitude, the aircraft disappeared from radar screens and the crew did not send any distress message. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned few days later as no trace of the airplane was found. It is believed that it crashed in the Oman Sea about 450 km west of the Indian coast of Gujarat State.
Probable cause:
Due to lack of evidences, the cause of the accident could not be determined.

Crash of a Douglas DC-6B in Fanja: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1978 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas DC-6
Operator:
New World Air Charter
Registration:
N122A
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Muscat - Larnaca
MSN:
45327/819
YOM:
1957
Location:
Fanja
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate
Country:
Oman
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew just completed a cargo flight from Larnaca to Muscat and was flying back home. After a night takeoff from runway 26 at Muscat-Seeb Airport, at a height of 1,000 feet, the crew was cleared to climb to an altitude of 12,000 feet when the pilot-in-command initiated a 40° left turn. About three minutes after takeoff, the airplane struck the slope of Mt Hameem located near Fanja, about 20 km southwest of Muscat Airport. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
For unknown reasons, the crew initiated a left turn after takeoff from runway 26 instead of a right turn as in the published procedures.
Final Report:
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