Dornier DO228 crash, Apr 5, 1996 (6 killed), Matsu Nangan...
Dornier DO228 accident on April 5, 1996 near Matsu Nangan (Matsu Island), Lienchiang County, Taiwan with 6 fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach...
- Date: April 5, 1996
- Aircraft: Dornier DO228
- Location: Matsu Nangan (Matsu Island), Lienchiang County, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration by the crew, who continued the descent in instrument conditions below minimum descent altitude, combined with poor supervision by the captain, poor crew coordination and poor approach and landing planning.
A Formosa Airlines Dornier 228 on a scheduled flight from Taipei to Matsu Nangan descended below minimums in fog and continued under visual rules without seeing the runway. The go-around was started too late and the aircraft hit the sea about 1.6 km offshore. Six passengers drowned while the remaining occupants survived.