ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145343
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| Date: | Monday 23 January 2012 |
| Time: | 12:19 |
| Type: |  Boeing C-17A Globemaster III |
| Owner/operator: | USAF |
| Registration: | 07-7189 |
| MSN: | 50207 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank, Logar Province -
 Afghanistan
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kuwait International Airport |
| FOB Shank | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 23 January 2012, a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft, assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, landed on runway 34R at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank, Afghanistan. The mishap aircraft (MA) was unable to stop, departed the prepared runway surface, struck an embankment, and came to rest approximately 700 feet from the end of the runway. The MA
sustained damage to the landing gear, cargo floor, undercarriage, antennas, and main structural components. There were no passengers, fatalities, significant injuries, or damage to civilian or other military property. The estimated cost to repair the MA is $69.4 million.
Cause: The Mishap Pilot and Mishap CoPilot failed to identify that the landing distance required to
safely stop the aircraft exceeded the runway length.
Substantially Contributing Factor: Failure to assess runway conditions for fixed wing operations at FOB Shank.
Sources:
http://usaf.aib.law.af.mil/ExecSum2012/C-17A_Afghanistan_23%20Jan%202012.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20130802003113/http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123299080
https://www.drum.army.mil/mountaineer/Article.aspx?ID=6407
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Air/Boeing-C-17A-Globemaster/1885389/L?sid=a9ce3fbdd9e53c03c4e9115dc57a9fe6
Images:
DVIDS. http://www.dvidshub.net/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2012 09:27 | mdretallick | Added |
| 30-Apr-2012 11:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 04-May-2012 01:46 | mdretallick | Updated [Location] |
| 04-May-2012 13:49 | mdretallick | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-May-2012 13:49 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2012 00:56 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2012 00:58 | Geno | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2012 05:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2014 18:52 | Greg | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2021 18:30 | airhistory | Updated [Cn] |
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