Airbus A330 crash, May 12, 2010 (103 killed), Tripoli
Airbus A330 accident on May 12, 2010 near Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya with 103 fatalities. Cause: Limited crew coordination and no common action plan...
- Date: May 12, 2010
- Aircraft: Airbus A330
- Location: Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya
- Fatalities: 103
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Limited crew coordination and no common action plan during the approach, followed by inappropriate control inputs during the go-around and loss of flight path monitoring. Fatigue, degraded crew resource management and non-adherence to SOPs were contributing factors according to the investigation.
An Afriqiyah Airways A330-200 on flight AAW771 from Johannesburg to London, with a stop in Tripoli, crashed about 1,200 m short of runway 09 at Tripoli International during a go-around. The crew had continued a non-precision approach below minimum descent altitude without visual reference, and the aircraft then descended into the ground and burned. One boy survived with injuries and 103 people died.