On May 30,
2009, PIA ATR 42-500 (AP-BHO) was operating PIA flight PK-688
from Multan to Lahore. During landing at Allama Iqbal
International Airport, Lahore, around
7:40PM, the aircraft skidded off the runway and came to rest on
unpaved surface. All 43 passengers and 4 crew members aboard the
aircraft remained safe. The aircraft landing gear, nose section,
landing gear doors and fuselage skin near landing gear were
damaged in this accident and the aircraft was put out of
service. After arrival of spare parts, the aircraft's repair
work was completed in October 2009 at Lahore Airport. In set of
photos on this page, AP-BHO is seen recovered from accident site
and moved to a hangar at Lahore Airport where it was repaired. After completion of repair work at Lahore, the aircraft was flown
to Karachi. The aircraft returned to active service after
getting repaired areas painted at PIA Engineering facilities at
Karachi Airport |