MD-83 struck wing after unstable Afghan approach

SwiftAir MD-83

​Pilots of a Boeing MD-83 conducted an unauthorised approach to Kandahar, and failed to stabilise the aircraft, before it sustained serious damage in a runway wing-strike.

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