The aircraft was not equipped with mandatory navigation equipment (GNSS) required for carrying out RNAV approach. The Captain told the F/O to request an RNAV approach. The crew planed to follow ILS procedure for runway 36R with intention to break off after acquiring visual with the runway and landing at runway 36L (in 1200m met vis). The Captain was PF and was later found to be over the legal alcohol limit. Both crew members reported late for the flight and only planned for one alternate even though the destination was below minimums. OPLA 030455Z 00000KT 2000 FU SCT100 23/16 Q1018 BECMG 3000Ī video of the landing and evacuation taken by one of the passengers is available on YouTube here There are VOR/DME, NDB and RNAV non-precision approaches available for all four runways.
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Runway 36L is 3,360 meters long and the primary runway at Lahore but at the time of the accident the ILS was NOTAMed not available due to CAT IIIB upgrade works in progress. The blood alcohol level of the Captain was 83 gm/dl. The aircraft was substantially damaged and 10 passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft settled down onto the grass and stopped about 2500m from the runway threshold and about 200m from the end of the runway. Both main landing gear were torn off as the aircraft crossed a taxyway. Shaheen Air flight NL142 from Karach to Lahore (OPLA) with 112 passengers and 7 crew landed to the left of runway 36L in 1500m visibility. Shaheen Air 737-400 AP-BJO (27166/2410) runway excursion on landing at Lahore, Pakistan.
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