| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | April 15, 2002 |
| Time: | 11:23 |
| Location: | Busan, South Korea |
| Operator: | Air China |
| Flight #: | 129 |
| Route: | Beijing - Busan |
| AC Type: | Boeing B-767-200ER |
| Registration: | B-2552 |
| cn / ln: | 23308/127 |
| Aboard: | 166 (passengers:155 crew:11) |
| Fatalities: | 128 (passengers:120 crew:8) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The aircraft crashed onto a mountain, in fog, wind and rain while attempting to land at Kimhae Airport. A strong southerly wind required the aircraft to make a turn and approach the runway from the north. The aircraft crashed near the peak of Mt. Mulbong, approximately 3 mile north of the runway. The plane bounced three times before hitting the ground and exploding. More than 1,000 trees were uprooted by the impact. The plane was off course when the crew turned on final. The flight crew performed the circling approach, not being aware of the weather minima of wide-body aircraft (B767-200) for landing, and in the approach briefing, did not include the missed approach, etc., among the items specified in Air China’s operations and training manuals. The flight crew exercised poor crew resource management and lost situational awareness during the circling approach to runway 18R, which led them to fly outside of the circling approach area, delaying the base turn, contrary to the captain’s intention to make a timely base turn. The flight crew did not execute a missed approach when they lost sight of the runway during the circling approach to runway 18R, which led them to strike high terrain (mountain) near the airport. When the first officer advised the captain to ascend again for landing, about 5 seconds before impact, the captain did not react, nor did the first officer initiate the missed approach himself. |
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