BASIP - 478

Serious Incident (Ground Collison) - Salam Air Fligbht OMS 597, B737-800 aircraft, Reg. No. A4O-MR at BKIAP Peshawar on 11-05-2026

  • Type: serious incident
  • Operator: Salam Air (Oman)
  • Flight no.: OMS 597
  • Registration number: A4O-MR
  • Type of aircraft: 737-800
  • Date of occurrence: 11-05-2026
  • Date of uploading: 01-07-2026
  • Location: Peshawar Airport

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RWY 35. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAXI VIA TAXIWAYS H, J, AND B FOR STAND NO. 1. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT VACATED THE RUNWAY VIA TAXIWAY F INSTEAD OF TAXIWAY H. OPPS IS A JOINT USER AIRFIELD AND TAXIWAY F IS NOT FOR COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT AND BEING UTILIZED FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT ONLY AS PER JEPPESEN DATED 26 SEP 2025 (10-9) EFF 2 OCT [PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN BACHA KHAN INTL]. WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY F, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK WITH A CONTAINER AND RIGHT LOWER AND 3 FEET PORTION ALONG WITH HAZARD LIGHT BROKE SUBSEQUENTLY, THIS WENT UNNOTICED AND AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TAXI ON THE F LINK WHILE CONTINUE ON TAXIWAY LEFT WING STRUCK TREE, THEN ANOTHER TREE THEN STRUCK FUEL BOWSER SHED AND AGAIN STRUCK ANOTHER TREE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT BECOMING IMMOBILIZED ON THE TAXIWAY AND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LEFT WING LEADING EDGE AND UPPER WING LET ALSO BROKE AND BRANCHES OF TREE ARE STRUCK ON WINGLET. DISEMBARKATION WAS CARRIED OUT THROUGH BUSES TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO TARMAC BY TUG.

BASIP - 478