Accident description
Last updated: 19 June 2013
Status:
Date:14 JUN 1993
Type:Silhouette image of generic D228 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Dornier 228-201
Operator:Formosa Airlines
Registration: B-12298
C/n / msn: 8151
First flight: 1988
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22
Airplane damage: Written off
Airplane fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Green Island Airport (GNI) (Taiwan) show on map
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Taitung Airport (TTT/RCFN), Taiwan
Destination airport:Green Island Airport (GNI/RCGI), Taiwan
Narrative:
Undershot the runway. The right main gear leg struck the raised lip of the runway and collapsed.

Events:

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Photos
photo of Dornier 228-201 B-12298
 

Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Taitung Airport to Green Island Airport as the crow flies is 38 km (24 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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