Air China Flight 129 · Gimhae
On April 15, 2002, Air China Flight 129 (Gimhae). 129 people died.
- Date
- April 15, 2002
- Place
- Gimhae
- Operator
- Air China
- Killed
- 129
- Injured
- 37
- Position
- 35.233°N, 128.928°E
- Wikidata ID
- Q489904
From Wikipedia
Air China Flight 129 (CCA129/CA129) was a scheduled international passenger flight, operated by Air China, from Beijing Capital International Airport to Gimhae International Airport in Busan. On 15 April 2002, the aircraft on this route, a Boeing 767, crashed into a hill named Mount Dotdae near Gimhae Airport, killing 129 of the 166 people on board.
The Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board published the final report in March 2005 and concluded that the crash was due to pilot error. The final report stated that the crew was inadvertently flying below the minimum safe altitude. Detailed information from the report also revealed that the pilots had been trained to conduct a circling approach in the airline's simulator only for Beijing Capital International Airport and never for a circling approach to Gimhae Airport's runway 18R. Subsequently, the report also blamed the tower controllers at Gimhae Airport for not using the tower BRITE and MSAW systems after losing visual contact with the aircraft.
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