Airbus A330 crash, Oct 23, 2022, Mactan
Airbus A330 accident on October 23, 2022 near Mactan, Cebu, Philippines with no fatalities. Cause: CAAP: forward pitch control input by the captain...
- Date: October 23, 2022
- Aircraft: Airbus A330
- Location: Mactan, Cebu, Philippines
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: CAAP: forward pitch control input by the captain caused ground contact before the runway, with an increase in vertical wind on the second approach, and the right main gear hit a 15 cm step at the runway edge, causing damage to the landing gear that removed most deceleration.
A Korean Air Airbus A330 overran runway 22 at Mactan Cebu after a second approach in heavy rain. It touched down short, the right main gear hit a 15 cm concrete step, and the aircraft was written off. The CAAP final report cited the captain's forward pitch inputs, vertical wind on approach and the gear damage. Injury counts conflict between sources.