PIA A313 at Peshawar on Jun 24th 2014, aircraft under gun fire on final approach

Last Update: June 28, 2014 / 20:56:26 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 24, 2014

Classification
Accident

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-756

Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Peshawar, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BGN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A310-300, registration AP-BGN performing flight PK-756 from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) to Peshawar (Pakistan) with 178 passengers and 12 crew, was on short final to Peshawar's runway 35 at about 22:30L (17:30Z), descending through about 300 feet AGL, when the aircraft was hit by a number of bullets, the bullets penetrating the fuselage belly at the right hand side and entering the cabin. A female passenger was hit in her head and received fatal injuries, the purser received serious injuries and another flight attendant minor injuries. The crew continued for a safe landing on the runway. Both injured flight attendants are in hospital care.

The airport of Peshawar was closed for about 9 hours.

The airline reported the aircraft was about 3.5nm from the airport (approximate height on a 3 degree glideslope would be 1100 feet AGL) when about 10 bullets hit the aircraft. The female passenger in seat 59J was fatally injured, a flight attendant was hit by three bullets and is in critical condition, a second flight attendant also received injuries.

On Jun 25th the airline added that the aircraft will be flown to Karachi for repairs and is going to resume service.

The flight attendant receiving minor injuries reported the aircraft was descending near Landi Akhon Ahmed when the bullets hit the aircraft.

On Jun 25th 2014 Peshawar's Police reported the aircraft was aimed at with a submachine gun from a bridge in Masho Khel, about 4.5nm south of the aerodrome, the perpetrators subsequently fled into tribal area. Earlier the police had reported the aircraft was being shot at from University Road in Tahkal, just outside the airport's northern perimeter.

On Jun 28th 2014 Peshawar's Police reported a heavy machine gun with imported high quality ammunition including tracers had been used to target the aircraft.

AP-BGN in the meantime has been ferried to Karachi and underwent repairs. The aircraft resumed service on Jun 28th.

Metars:
OPPS 241900Z 00000KT 4000 HZ SKC 31/17 Q996.1
OPPS 241800Z 00000KT 4000 HZ SKC 32/16 Q995.6
OPPS 241700Z NW-04KT 4000 HZ SKC 33/16 Q995.6
OPPS 241600Z NW-04KT 4000 HZ SKC 34/16 Q995.1
OPPS 241500Z NW-04KT 4000 HZ SKC 35/16 Q994.4
OPPS 241400Z NE-06KT 4000 HZ FEW040 35/15 Q994.0
OPPS 241300Z NE-08KT 4000 HZ FEW040 38/14 Q993.7
OPPS 241200Z NE-12KT 4000 HZ FEW040 40/14 Q993.9
OPPS 241100Z NE-10KT 4000 HZ FEW040 38/14 Q994.4
OPPS 241000Z NE-12KT 4000 HZ FEW040 38/14 Q995.5
OPPS 240900Z NE-12KT 4000 HZ FEW040 37/1 Q996.0
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Jun 24, 2014

Classification
Accident

Airline
PIA Pakistan International Airlines

Flight number
PK-756

Departure
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Destination
Peshawar, Pakistan

Aircraft Registration
AP-BGN

Aircraft Type
Airbus A310-300

ICAO Type Designator
A313

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