Airbus A321 crash, Jul 28, 2010 (152 killed), Islamabad
Airbus A321 accident on July 28, 2010 near Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan with 152 fatalities. Cause: Crew error: the captain...
- Date: July 28, 2010
- Aircraft: Airbus A321
- Location: Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 152
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Crew error: the captain violated the circling approach procedure, descended below minimums, and did not respond to terrain warnings, while the first officer did not intervene. Late ATC attempts to direct a turn and a climb did not arrive in time.
Airblue flight ABQ202 from Karachi flew a circling approach to runway 12 at Islamabad in rain and low cloud. The aircraft descended below the minimum descent altitude, left the protected airspace and struck the Margalla Hills despite repeated terrain warnings. All 152 people on board died.