Accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III HS-TGI, Friday 30 June 1967

Date:	Friday 30 June 1967
Time:	16:10
Type:	Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III
Owner/operator:	Thai Airways International
Registration:	HS-TGI
MSN:	25
Year of manufacture:	1960
Total airframe hrs:	17350 hours
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Avon 527
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 80
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	1.2 km SE off Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG) - Hong Kong
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Taipei-Songshan Airport (TSA/RCSS)
Destination airport:	Hong Kong-Kai Tak International Airport (HKG/VHHH)
Investigating agency:	CAD Hong Kong
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The aircraft was making an ILS approach to runway 31 during a heavy rainstorm. The captain was busy seeking visual contact with the ground and didn't notice the descend through the minimum altitude of 415 feet. The co-pilot, who was flying the aircraft, made an abrupt heading change (while already 80 feet below the glide slope) and was possibly caught by downdraft, causing the aircraft to enter a high rate of descent and a crash into the sea short of the runway.

PROBABLE CAUSE: "a) The pilots did not adhere to the Thai Airways procedure for a 'captain monitored' approach in bad visibility; b) The captain did not monitor the approach adequately; c) The co-pilot mishandled the aircraft after descending below minimum altitude; downdrafts may be contributed to the height loss which resulted from this mishandling."

Accident investigation: