Boeing 737-800 crash, Aug 16, 2018, Manila-Ninoy Aquino
Boeing 737-800 accident on August 16, 2018 near Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines with no fatalities. Cause: The captain continued an...
- Date: August 16, 2018
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Manila-Ninoy Aquino, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain continued an unstable approach with insufficient visual reference and did not heed the first officer's repeated go around calls.
A Xiamen Air Boeing 737 800 landing in heavy rain at Manila Ninoy Aquino on 16 August 2018 drifted left of the centerline and left the runway, and its landing gear struck electrical junction boxes outside the pavement. None of the 157 passengers or crew were injured, but the aircraft was substantially damaged. The Philippine investigation found the captain continued an unstabilized approach and did not heed the first officer's go around calls.