Boeing 737-200 crash, Apr 20, 2012 (127 killed), Islamabad
Boeing 737-200 accident on April 20, 2012 near Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan with 127 fatalities. Cause: Ineffective management of...
- Date: April 20, 2012
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-200
- Location: Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
- Fatalities: 127
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Ineffective management of airspeed, altitude, descent rate and thrust on the automated flight deck in severe weather, due to the crew continuing into a squall line, inexperience on the automated aircraft, inadequate type training and weak operator oversight.
A Bhoja Air Boeing 737-200 flying Karachi to Islamabad, with 127 people aboard, crashed about 4 nautical miles short of runway 30 at Islamabad during a thunderstorm approach. The crew did not respond to the final landing clearance and the aircraft was destroyed, killing everyone on board. The crew had continued into a squall line despite gaps between weather cells.