McDonnell Douglas MD-11 crash, Aug 22, 1999 (3 killed), H...
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 accident on August 22, 1999 near Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China with 3 fatalities. Cause: The commander failed to...
- Date: August 22, 1999
- Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11
- Location: Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The commander failed to arrest a high rate of descent close to the runway, combined with a loss of airspeed and headwind near the ground and an early reduction of thrust, in a severe storm with windshear.
A China Airlines MD-11 flying from Bangkok to Taipei via Hong Kong landed at Chek Lap Kok in a severe tropical storm. It touched down with a high rate of descent, the right main gear collapsed and the right wing separated, and fuel ignited as the aircraft rolled inverted. Passengers and crew escaped, but three passengers died, one of them five days later.