# NTSB DCA12WA028: Mcdonnell Douglas MD80, Kabul, Afghanistan, January 24, 2012

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 24, 2012, 03:58 local (03:58 UTC)
- Place: Kabul, Afghanistan
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Major Investigations Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DCA12WA028
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82738/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA12WA028

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an MD-80 that occurred on January 24, 2012. The ACAA delegated the investigation to the Spanish Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes e Incidentes de Aviación Civil (CIAIAC). The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the CIAIAC investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of the airplane. All investigative information will be released by the CIAIAC.

## Aircraft

- Registration: EC-JJS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD80 (80)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Swift Air
- Registered owner: Swift Air
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Transport; Standard, Normal
- Airport: Kabul

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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