The aircraft lost all hydraulics after being hit at 8,000 feet, leaving the crew without flight controls. Through using only engine thrust, the crew managed to land the plane heavily on the runway in Baghdad, though it veered off the left side through soft sand. All three crew evacuated safely. The damage assessment found the left engine ingested razor wire and is unusable, the right engine seized from sand ingestion, and the left wing is severely damaged with missing structure. The crew's actions in landing the plane were crucial to their survival.