Xian MA60 crash, Jan 11, 2009, Caticlan (Malay)
Xian MA60 accident on January 11, 2009 near Caticlan (Malay), Aklan, Philippines with no fatalities. Cause: Captain's low experience (about 2,675 total...
- Date: January 11, 2009
- Aircraft: Xian MA60
- Location: Caticlan (Malay), Aklan, Philippines
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Captain's low experience (about 2,675 total hours, under 500 hours as pilot in command), difficult runway conditions with gusty winds and no PAPI, and poor crew coordination and monitoring.
A Zest Airways Xian MA60 operating flight 6K865 from Manila to Caticlan landed on a short runway that lacked a PAPI, after a go-around and a bounce. The left landing gear failed on contact with the embankment at the runway end, and the aircraft veered off and came to rest against a concrete wall near the passenger lounge. Several occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.