PIA ATR-42 Plane Skids Off Runway at Lahore Airport, 3 Injured
A PIA ATR-42 rests on its right side after the gear collapsed landing at Lahore (PHOTO: PPI)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ATR-42 plane skidded off the runway after landing at Lahore Airport in Pakistan collapsing the gear and injuring 3 passengers.
PIA Flight 653 was flying from to Islamabad to Lahore and was carrying 42 passengers and four crew members.
‘According to PIA, the pilot controlled the plane when it skidded but the main gear of the aircraft collapsed.
The PIA said that the damage of the aircraft will be assessed and an inquiry will be conducted into the incident.
The runway for larger aircrafts at the airport, on which the incident took place, was closed down immediately after, however the other runway for smaller aircrafts remains functional.’
The injuries are not reported to be serious.
Category: Airnation
This poor plane… I don’t know what caused this particular incident, but for some reason the ATR hasn’t had a lot of luck in it’s lifetime. There aren’t many planes in existence that i would refuse to fly on, but the ATR is one of them. At least not during icing conditions.
Yeah the ATR 42 seems to have a long history of crashes and problems…
Indeed Shawn… a long list! I’m amazed to see it still in operation to be honest.
I guess there aren’t a whole lot of other options to fit the role that the ATR does. There aren’t a whole lot of other turboprops that they could use instead. Most are too small like the king air or Caravan, and the rest are too large like the C-47 or A400M which are also military planes. Possibly airlines could use regional jets like the embraer, bombardier C-series, or BBJ, but then they loose the short takeoff and landing capability turboprops have…
I guess there aren’t a whole lot of other options to fit the role that the ATR does. There aren’t a whole lot of other turboprops that they could use instead. Most are too small like the king air or Caravan, and the rest are too large like the C-130 or A400M which are also military planes. Possibly airlines could use regional jets like the embraer, bombardier C-series, or BBJ, but then they loose the short takeoff and landing capability turboprops have…
Chris/Shawn you are both correct.Im amazed that the Usa does not make a single turbo prop a/c!!!The ATR does not indeed have a great track record!
Exactly!! I’ve always wondered why the USA doesn’t many ANY type of regional aircraft, whether it be prop or jet. We have Bombardier made in Canada, Embraer made in Brazil, and a few European companies. But that’s it.
Boeing had a little experience when it produced the 717 but other than that, no much else. I guess the market’s just not good enough?
….and im supposed to command one of these soon!!Yikes!
Im sure if Boeing made a 75 seat odd turbo prop it would do very well.Hey guys at Boeing,what say????
I doubt they’d have success with a turboprop, but “possibly” a regional jet. I don’t think a manufacturer like Boeing could economically develop a better turboprop than something like the Dash-8. When they adopted McDonnell Douglas along with the 717 in ’97 they were unable to sell the 717 very well. It’s just hard to compete with Bombardier and Embraer who have proven themselves with the ERJ, CRJ and Dash-8 (which Bombardier adopted from de Havilland). The cost of development alone would make it impossible for Boeing to compete with aircraft that already perform phenomenally well.