Boeing 737-800 crash, Feb 5, 2020 (3 killed), Istanbul-Sa...
Boeing 737-800 accident on February 5, 2020 near Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Marmara Region, Türkiye with 3 fatalities. Cause: Pilots failed to go around...
- Date: February 5, 2020
- Aircraft: Boeing 737-800
- Location: Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen, Marmara Region, Türkiye
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilots failed to go around in time and controller gave insufficient weather information, with windshear on landing
Pegasus flight PC2193 landed at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen during a thunderstorm with a strong tailwind and overran the runway. The Boeing 737 800 went down an embankment and broke into three sections. Three passengers died and 179 people were injured. The final report blamed pilot error and air traffic control error, compounded by windshear.