ATR72-500 crash, Jul 23, 2014 (48 killed), Magong
ATR72-500 accident on July 23, 2014 near Magong, Penghu County, Taiwan with 48 fatalities. Cause: ASC: The occurrence was the result of controlled...
- Date: July 23, 2014
- Aircraft: ATR72-500
- Location: Magong, Penghu County, Taiwan
- Fatalities: 48
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: ASC: The occurrence was the result of controlled flight into terrain. The crew continued the approach below the minimum descent altitude when they were not visual with the runway environment, contrary to standard operating procedures, and did not recognize the need for a missed approach in time.
On 23 July 2014 a TransAsia Airways ATR72 (B 22810) operating flight GE222 from Kaohsiung to Magong, Penghu, struck terrain about 850 meters short of the runway 20 threshold during a VOR approach in heavy rain and thunderstorms. The aircraft then hit a residential area, and the impact and post impact fire killed 48 people, including all four crew. The Aviation Safety Council found controlled flight into terrain, caused by the crew continuing below the minimum descent altitude without visual contact with the runway, contrary to standard procedures.