Airbus A300-600 crash, Apr 26, 1994 (264 killed), Nagoya-...
Airbus A300-600 accident on April 26, 1994 near Nagoya-Komaki, Chūbu, Japan with 264 fatalities. Cause: Inadvertent activation of the go-around lever,...
- Date: April 26, 1994
- Aircraft: Airbus A300-600
- Location: Nagoya-Komaki, Chūbu, Japan
- Fatalities: 264
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Inadvertent activation of the go-around lever, autopilot engagement in go-around mode while the stabilizer moved to nose-up, and the crew's failure to recover from the resulting stall. Crew understanding of the automation and delayed control takeover were contributing factors, and the service bulletin modification had not been incorporated.
China Airlines Flight 140, an A300-600R, crashed on an ILS approach to Nagoya after the first officer inadvertently activated the go-around lever. The autopilot engaged in go-around mode drove the horizontal stabilizer nose-up, and the aircraft stalled during a steep climb and crashed in the landing zone short of runway 34. 264 people were killed and seven were seriously injured.