Boeing 737-200 crash, Aug 20, 2011 (12 killed), Resolute Bay
Boeing 737-200 accident on August 20, 2011 near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada with 12 fatalities. Cause: Continued unstable approach with degraded crew...
- Date: August 20, 2011
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Continued unstable approach with degraded crew coordination and situational awareness, compounded by compass error and flight director mode confusion. The Transportation Safety Board found the captain did not initiate a go-around and the go-around began too late to avoid terrain.
First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737 combi on a charter from Yellowknife, was on approach to Resolute Bay in low cloud when it turned onto final about 600 feet above the glideslope. Compass errors and autopilot mode confusion left the crew without shared situational awareness, and the approach was continued unstable. The aircraft struck terrain during a go-around about 1 nm short of the runway, killing 12 of the 15 people on board.