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 (02:05 UTC) 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 landing gear 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 and crew. 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. The captain was a 64-year-old male, who had joined Caspian in 2019, having previously flown for Kish Air and the Iranian Navy. He had 18,430 flight hours, including  7,840 hours on the MD-80. The first officer was a 28-year-old male, who had logged 300 flight hours, with 124 of them on the MD-80. Investigation. The Iran Civil Aviation Organization opened an investigation into the accident. On 1 September 2020, the CAO.IRI released its final report and established that the cause is a runway overrun, caused by the following crew errors: Other contributing factors are: Safety recommendations. As a result of this investigation, some recommendations were issued: To Iran Civil Aviation Organization: To Caspian Airlines: To Mahshahr Airport: To Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company: Caspian Airlines