Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 · Tawau Airport
On September 15, 1995, Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 (Tawau Airport). 34 people died.
- Date
- September 15, 1995
- Place
- Tawau Airport
- Operator
- Malaysia Airlines
- Killed
- 34
- Injured
- 19
- Position
- 4.300°N, 118.100°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q15911326
From Wikipedia
Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133 (MH2133/MAS2133) was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau, operated by Malaysia's flag carrier Malaysia Airlines. On 15 September 1995, the Fokker 50 carrying 53 people overran the runway, continuing into a shanty town after the pilots failed to stop the aircraft while landing in Tawau, killing 32 of the 49 passengers and 2 of the 4 crew on board. This was the first hull loss of a Fokker 50.
The final report of the investigation, which was published in 1998, concluded that the crash was caused by the pilot's decision to land in Tawau, which was influenced by the airlines' strict policy of fuel-saving and punctuality, despite the fact that the available runway after touchdown was not sufficient for the aircraft to stop. Investigators issued several recommendations to both Malaysia Airlines and the Malaysian regulatory body, the latter being asked to make crew resource management training a compulsory course for airliners in Malaysia.
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