PIA A313 at Karachi on Jun 16th 2013, runway excursion on takeoff

Last Update: June 18, 2013 / 15:31:23 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-340

Departure
Karachi, Pakistan

Destination
Faisalabad, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BEG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration AP-BEG performing flight PK-340 from Karachi to Faisalabad (Pakistan), had lined up on runway 25L and was cleared for takeoff at 05:39L (00:39Z), when the crew applied TOGA thrust without permitting the engines (CF6) to stabilize at an intermediate power setting. The left hand engine accelerated to takeoff thrust quickly while the right hand engine responded with a pronounced delay to the thrust lever movement. As result the crew lost directional control, the aircraft veered right off the runway, the takeoff was rejected, thrust was reduced to idle again, the crew regained directional control and returned the aircraft, that had been on soft ground with all gear already, back onto the paved surface of the runway. The aircraft subsequently returned to the apron. No injuries occurred, the aircraft took out a couple of runway edge lights and sustained damage.

A replacement Airbus A310-300 registration AP-BGR departed Karachi about 4 hours after the rejected takeoff.

The incident aircraft has not been seen on radar since, standing June 18th about 58 hours after the rejected takeoff.

Metars:
OPKC 160325Z CALM 7000 SCT020 BKN200 32/25 Q0997 NOSIG
OPKC 160255Z CALM 7000 SCT020 BKN200 32/25 Q0997 NOSIG
OPKC 160225Z 25004KTS 7000 SCT020 31/26 Q0996 NOSIG
OPKC 160155Z 26005KTS 7000 SCT020 31/26 Q0995 NOSIG
OPKC 160125Z 26006KTS 7000 SCT020 31/26 Q0995 NOSIG
OPKC 152355Z 26009KTS 7000 SCT020 31/16 Q0994 NOSIG
OPKC 152325Z 24008KTS 7000 SCT020 31/26 Q0995 NOSIG
OPKC 152255Z 23010KTS 7000 FEW020 31/26 Q0995 NOSIG
OPKC 152225Z 25009KTS 7000 FEW020 31/26 Q0995 NOSIG
OPKC 152155Z 24008KTS 7000 FEW020 31/25 Q0995 NOSIG
OPKC 152125Z 25009KTS 7000 FEW020 31/26 Q0995 NOSIG
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 18, 2013

Classification
Incident

Cause
Runway excursion

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-340

Departure
Karachi, Pakistan

Destination
Faisalabad, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BEG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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