Accident to the Airbus A310 registered EP-MNF operated by Mahan Air on 23/07/2020 en route [Investigation led by CAA / Syrian Arab Republic]
Quasi-collision avec un aéronef militaire, deux personnes à bord blessées gravement lors de la manoeuvre d'évitement
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Syrian authorities:
After aircraft was entered into the Syria FIR (between MODIK and TAN waypoints) the pilot received TCAS RA and applied high rate of climb according to the TCAS display. The pilot stopped climbing to prevent collision with military aircraft that caused injuries to some persons on board.