AT75, vicinity Magong Taiwan, 2014

AT75, vicinity Magong Taiwan, 2014

Summary

On 23 July 2014, a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-500 crashed into terrain shortly after commencing a go around from a VOR approach at its destination in day IMC in which the aircraft had been flown significantly below the MDA without visual reference. The aircraft was destroyed and48 of the 58 occupants were killed. The Investigation found that the accident was entirely attributable to the actions of the crew and that it had occurred in a context of a systemic absence of effective risk management at the Operator which had not been adequately addressed by the Safety Regulator.

Description

On 23 July 2014, an ATR72-500 (B-22810) being operated by TransAsia Airways on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kaohsiung to Pengdu Island Airport at Magong as GE222 crashed and caught fire after failing to land following a VHF Omnidirectional Radio Range (VOR) approach to runway 20 at destination conducted in day Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). There were 48 fatalities, including all 4 crew members; 9 of the remaining 10 passengers sustained serious injuries and one sustained minor injuries. Five buildings on the ground were impact/fire damaged and minor injuries were sustained by 5 people.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC). Both the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) were recovered and data from them was successfully downloaded.

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