Boeing 767-200 crash, Apr 15, 2002 (129 killed), Busan-Gi...
Boeing 767-200 accident on April 15, 2002 near Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea with 129 fatalities. Cause: Crew unfamiliar with circling approach...
- Date: April 15, 2002
- Aircraft: Boeing 767-200
- Location: Busan-Gimhae, Busan, South Korea
- Fatalities: 129
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew unfamiliar with circling approach weather minima and poor crew resource management, which led to loss of situational awareness and a missed approach not being flown; the aircraft struck high terrain.
Air China Flight 129, a Boeing 767-200 from Beijing, crashed on Mount Dotdae while flying a circling approach to Busan-Gimhae runway 18R. The crew lost situational awareness, flew outside the circling area, did not turn to base on time, and did not execute a missed approach when the runway was lost. Of 166 on board, 129 were killed; the aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.