Description

On 16 April 2013, an Airbus A321 (HL7730) being operated by Asiana on a scheduled passenger flight from Harbin, China to Seoul Incheon as OZ 340 was damaged during a misjudged landing off a day Instrument Landing System (ILS) Category 1 approach at destination which was completed in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC). Three cabin attendants sustained minor injuries and ground impact caused substantial damage to the aircraft pressure bulkhead and stringers as well as superficial damage to the exterior skin of the rear fuselage.

Investigation

An Investigation was carried out by the Korean Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board. Recorded data from the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) were successfully downloaded and recorded data from the ASDE showed when the aircraft crossed the landing runway (16) threshold and where and when the aircraft made its initial and second touchdowns and subsequently cleared the runway.

It was established that the 46 year old aircraft commander had accumulated 722 hours in command of the A321 after promotion to Captain just over a year earlier. The 32 year old First Officer had recently joined the airline and had 383 total flying hours including 33 hours accumulated since appointment as an A321 First Officer two weeks prior to the accident.