collapsed nose gear

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Mahan Flight W5-613 Emergency Landing in Iran
September 4, 2011

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What: Mahan Airbus A300-600 en route from Tehran to Mashad
Where: Mashad
When: Sep 4th 2011
Who: 230 passengers
Why: The hard landing of Mahan flight W5-613 blew out the nose wheel tires, causing the flight to skid off the runway on collapsed nose gear.

Slides were used to evacuate the flight, injuring eleven in the process, all of whom initially went to the hospital. Three were retained with serious injuries.

Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaii was among the injured.
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Azerbaijan Airbus Runway Overrun
August 13, 2010August 17, 2010

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What: Azerbaijan Airlines Airbus A319-100 en route from Baku to Istanbul
Where: Istanbul
When: Aug 12th 2010
Who: 119 passengers and 8 crew
Why: While attempting a landing in Istanbul, the plane overran the runway with flaps retracted. The nosegear collapsed.

Passengers disembarked on a mobile staircase.