File photo of a PIA aircraft. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
Ali Al Zuwaidi, flight safety director at Muscat International Airport, said the pilot had reported no injuries among the passengers or crew.
"A PIA aircraft crashed on the runway after its landing gear collapsed," Zuwaidi told Reuters. "We had to close the airport indefinitely until the investigation has been completed," he added.
Zuwaidi said the scheduled flight by the Boeing 737 aircraft was arriving from Islamabad when it crash-landed.
Muscat airport is undergoing a $7.4 billon extension to expand its runway and terminal building.
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@mute_: What that has to do with Bhutto. Just get it in your gray matter BHUTTO IS DEAD and there is nothing six feet under.
@arsalan: Dont be too superstitious about PIA
Zinda hai Bhutto Zinda hai!!!!!
Well done, cockpit crew. An emergency well handled. Congratulations.
Pathetic! Don't know what to think. Life is cheap in Pakistan.
I think that authorities there in Muscat should have disclosed the complete report in public after doing complete investigation on their own.What else are we suppose to see when it comes to PIA's future now? Corruption has ruined our national airlines.Should we wait till some PIA flight God forbade sinks into sea or some plane of PIA crashes in a foreign land killing not only people on-board but innocent civilians present at the spot too. Haven't we received enough notifications and warnings yet?
@meekal a ahmed "....Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner which was supposed to be the future of aviation has been grounded world-wide because of battery problems which kept over-heating! ...."
I have read your posts on different subject but i concur that engineering or physics is not your forte! Comparing faults of a newly designed, one in a class, highly advanced engineering marvel 787-deamliner (note that even "highly" advanced china can't even design and manufacture a single international quality small jet!!!) with PIA's badly maintained old boeing jet is at best laughable!
"...because of battery problems which kept over-heating!" This was bound to happen when Boeing started outsourcing parts from china! That's made in china for you!!
Man, atleast put up the right pictures. Seriously. Stop slagging guys. Your job isn't THAAAT hard. Plz. Lol.
Flying coffins!
@meekal a ahmed: Which airline in the world increases salaries by 45%, but has no money to buy spares?. Give me a break Sir.
Priority of PIA and its pilot MD is to increase salaries and the MD himself has benefitted by Rs 7 Lakh increase monthly. They however have no funds to buy spare parts. The choice being either invest in keeping the aircrafts airworthy or keeping employees happy , so they chose 45 percent raise.
For God's sake privatize it. And focus on improving and implementing international safety standards for all the airlines in Pakistan. Have some mercy, please!
@Jat: You are correct. It should be passed to the Chinese. If the establishment or the politician interfere, the Chinese will refuse giving them more Hatf1X.
Anyone knows the age of this a/c? It is 20+ yrs old, and, one will expect such type of incidence from it.
If these pictures are accurate, then the PIA spokesperson should be fired. But that will not happen.
I hate to say 'these things happen' in airline operations, but they do. Hopefully these Boeing 737-300's which are now very old will be replaced soon.
But even new aircrafts and engines are not immune from incidents. Boeing's 787 Dreamliner which was supposed to be the future of aviation has been grounded world-wide because of battery problems which kept over-heating! You would think their engineers might have figured that out before-hand especially considering that the aircraft was delivered three years late.
And Qantas had an uncontained engine failure on it's super-jumbo, the Airbus A 380, despite the engine coming from the world-renowned Rolls Royce. Now we are told the A 380 has cracks in it's wings, which need fixing.
So these things happen and commercial flying is still the safest way to travel.
Hand over PIA charge to Mr Haji Ghulam Ahmad Blour. Being good administrator he will soon bring this airline the No 1 airline in the world
As they say:
PIA = Please Inform Allah ; that we are about to fly.
May Allah keep safe all those who fly with PIA..... Ameen !!!!!
Express tribune please put up the right photos.... Its a 737 thats had a gear collapse after touchdown not a 777. Lets act professional here at times like these. Its a major repotable event not a rikshaw thats crashes into a vegetable cart
Pakistan should hand over PIA and Railways to the Chinese. And then we will see educated Pakistanis celebrate here on these forums.
@Kashif: Thanks for the link. At least one engine touched the tarmac and the passengers are very lucky that the friction did not cause sparks and then fire.
And here is what PIA says,
“A PIA spokesperson refuted the reports and said that the aircraft had only experienced a technical fault which did not cause any inconvenience.”
PIA is the only airline I have never flown with deliberately during the past 25 years that I have stayed abroad. Not because I was overly worried about my safety but because I just could not bear to see such a good airline being mismanaged, confirmed seats given to relatives or influential people at the expense of the original ticket holders, staff at counters, specially at Karachi airport who got politically appointed but did not know how to operate a computer. It breaks my heart to see an airline that was in the 70's one of the best in the world become such a terrible mess.
Facepalm
@Uzair! I agree with you, Politics has destroyed our country's every department! and and there are many illiterate people in the department who are just taking salaries for nothing! :( I wish Musharraf come back
Here are some photographs from the scene of the incident Looks pretty bad.
http://www.muscatmutterings.com/2013/02/pia-aircraft-disabled-on-mct-runway.html?utmsource=feedburner&utmmedium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MuscatMutterings+(Muscat+Mutterings)
I do international travel frequently, and sadly I too try to avoid PIA even though it offers direct flights whereas other international carriers require connecting flights through hubs like Dubai. The reason is precisely because PIA's engineering is very questionable, and this was reinforced to me when I once met a gentleman who works in the maintenance department of the airline. He confirmed that they are chronically understaffed, and most of the staff are political appointees with little or no technical skill.
Can someone from PIA please explain their maintenance procedures?
As long as there is rampant corruption in Pakistan, PIA and other state institutions will keep deteriorating like this.What a pity.
THANKS GOD THE PASSANGERS ARE SAFE BRAVOO FOR THE PILOT
how many (functional) aircraft left with PIA now. It seems to be going the railways way. the great institutions of country are being destroyed purposefully by our leaders.
@M:
Better fear bad management and corruption.
Why is this airline still allowed to operate?! How many more lives must be lost for the relevant authorities to have some fear of God. You are playing with peoples lives. Get your act together!
Due to the miserable condition of PIA aircrafts, living in abroad a lot of Pakistanis including me, prefer to travel through other airlines now.
Is there anybody who can ask about their performance?? The news about PIA, PR, Steel Mill and Govt itself is a constant mental torture to the people of Pakistan.
They continue to deny. Why do the lie so much? Living in denial.
1) Aircraft shown in the photo is not the one from this incident; but the caption says 'a PIA Aircraft' so its ok :p 2) Gear did not break prior to landing. It collapsed upon touchdown. 3) Report with images: http://avherald.com/h?article=45d93bd3&opt=1
"A PIA spokesperson refuted the reports and said that the aircraft had only experienced a technical fault which did not cause any inconvenience."
What a croc of lies! Accidents happen (albeit a little too often on PIA) accept responsibility and fix yourselves, check out the photo on the link below to see what actually happened: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/oman/pia-plane-avoids-crash-at-muscat-airport-1.1145095
Can somebody from PIA please reply and give an accurate status. Rumours are not good !!