Accident description
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| Date: | 04 NOV 1993 |
| Time: | 11:35 |
| Type: | Boeing 747-409 |
| Operator: | China Airlines |
| Registration: | B-165 |
| C/n / msn: | 24313/966 |
| First flight: | 1993 |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney PW4056 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 22 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 374 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 396 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) (Hong Kong)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE/RCTP), Taiwan |
| Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH), Hong Kong | |
| Flightnumber: | 605 |
Flight 605 touched down at 150 knots, 2100 feet down runway 13 following an Instrument Guidance System approach. The aircraft was felt to 'float'. Speedbrakes were extended for 1 second after touchdown and were extended again after travelling 4700 feet, along with the deployment of thrust reversers and manual braking.
The 747 couldn't be stopped on the 9100 feet long runway and was steered to the left to avoid approach lights.
The aircraft then skidded off the wet runway and ended up in shallow water of Hung Hom Bay.
The flight landed with heavy winds (070deg, 20 knots gusting to 38kts) and heavy rainfall, caused by tropical storm Ira.
Events:
Sources:
» Air Letter No. 13,186 - 20.2.95 (1)
» Air Safety Week 13.12.1993 (p. 6)
» Air Safety Week 28.3.1994 (p. 3)
» Air Safety Week 8.11.1993 (p. 4)
Statistics
24th loss of a Boeing 747
16th worst accident involving a Boeing 747 (at the time)
26th worst accident involving a Boeing 747 (currently)
14th worst accident in Hong Kong (at the time)
16th worst accident in Hong Kong (currently) » figures explained
16th worst accident involving a Boeing 747 (at the time)
26th worst accident involving a Boeing 747 (currently)
14th worst accident in Hong Kong (at the time)
16th worst accident in Hong Kong (currently) » figures explained
Photos
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 Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE/RCTP) to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) as the crow flies is 774 km (484 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.
Distance from Taipei-Chiang Kai Shek International Airport (TPE/RCTP) to Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH) as the crow flies is 774 km (484 miles).
