Airbus A300-600 crash, Feb 16, 1998 (203 killed), Taipei-...
Airbus A300-600 accident on February 16, 1998 near Taipei-Taoyuan (ex Chiang Kai-shek), Taipei City, Taiwan with 203 fatalities. Cause: Wrong approach...
- Date: February 16, 1998
- Aircraft: Airbus A300-600
- Location: Taipei-Taoyuan (ex Chiang Kai-shek), Taipei City, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 203
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Wrong approach configuration with the aircraft too high on the glide, poor crew coordination and training, failure to follow procedures, and failure to correct the pitch-up during the go-around, in night, rain and fog.
A China Airlines A300-600R flying from Denpasar to Taipei was too high on the approach in rain and fog at night. The crew started a go-around but failed to correct the nose-up attitude, and the aircraft stalled and crashed into houses near the runway. All 196 on board and seven people on the ground were killed.