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C-130 Crash Due to Lack of NOTAMs: Lessons from Iraq Airfield Incident

Last week, a C-23 Sherpa encountered unmarked construction equipment at a US-operated airfield in Iraq due to missing NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen). Despite filing a safety hazard report, construction continued without proper notifications. Tragically, a C-130 landed on the runway at night, unaware of a large trench that had formed, resulting in a total loss of the aircraft and injuries to its crew and passengers. This incident highlights significant communication failures in the military's airfield operation protocols and the critical importance of NOTAMs.

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C-130 Crash Due to Lack of NOTAMs: Lessons from Iraq Airfield Incident

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  1. The C-130 was totaled.

  2. Here's what happens when you don't properly "NOTAM" an airfield under construction.  Last week one C-23 Sherpa flew into a US operated airfield in Iraq during the day and saw there was construction equipment on the runway.  Yet there was no NOTAM (notice to airmen).  A trench was being dug in the runway, and it was not marked.  Its a long runway and they just landed beyond the construction. They filed a safety hazard report that was immediately forwarded to our higher headquarters and to the Air Force wing based here. It seems the construction continued and still was not marked or NOTAMed.  A C-130 landed on the runway the night of the 29th and didn't see the construction.  It wound up going through what is now a large pit on the runway.  The C-130 was totaled. There were several injuries to the crew and the few passengers that were on board, but luckily no one was killed.  Quite the set of failures somewhere in the system regarding this improper construction and no notifications regarding it. A lack of communication over in Iraq.

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