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rear of the plane was on fire, coming to rest on a grass area next to the runway, 3500 ft from the runway threshold. The right wing was found on a taxiway 280 feet (85 m) from the nose of the plane. As shown in photos of the aircraft at rest, the fire caused significant damage to the rear section of the aircraft but was quickly extinguished due to the heavy rain and quick response from rescue teams in the airport.
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of 430,000 lb (200,000 kg). Based on the initial weather and wind check which was passed along to the crew from Hong Kong during the flight, they believed they could land there and decided against a diversion to Taipei. However, four earlier flights had carried out missed approaches at Hong
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Rescue vehicles quickly arrived on the scene and suppressed the fire on and in the vicinity of the aeroplane, allowing rescue of the passengers and crew to progress in very difficult conditions. Two passengers rescued from the wreckage were certified dead on arrival at hospital and one passenger died
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was 50 kilometres (31 mi; 27 nmi) NE of the airport. At an altitude of 700 feet (210 m) prior to touchdown a further wind check was reported to the crew: 320 deg/28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) gusting to 36 knots (67 km/h; 41 mph). This resulted in a crosswind vector of
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During the final flare to land, the plane rolled to the right, landed hard on its right main gear and the No. 3 engine touched the runway. The right wing separated from the fuselage. The aircraft continued to roll over and skidded off the runway in flames. When it stopped, it was on its back and the
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The captain was 57-year-old Gerardo Lettich, an Italian national who had joined China Airlines in 1997, and had previously flown for a major European airline. He had 17,900 flight hours, including 3,260 hours on the MD-11. The first officer was 36-year-old Liu Cheng-hsi, a Taiwanese national who had
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Due to the severe weather conditions forecast for Hong Kong, the flight crew had prepared to divert the flight to Taipei if the situation at Hong Kong was deemed unsuitable for landing. Extra fuel was carried for this possibility, resulting in a landing weight of 429,557 lb (194,844 kg),
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led to the aircraft departing normal flight, leading to it sustaining damage to its outboard elevator skin assemblies, some of which broke off from the aircraft. B-150 was then delivered to China Airlines's subsidiary Mandarin Airlines in July 1993. It was then returned to China Airlines in March
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but left the autothrottle on. During the flare, the rate of descent was not arrested, the plane landed with the right wing slightly lower. The right landing gear touched down first, the right engine impacted the runway and the right wing was detached from the
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Several suggestions were given to China Airlines concerning its training. However, China Airlines disputed the report's findings on the flight crews' actions, citing the weather conditions at the time of the accident and claimed that the aircraft flew into a
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As of 2016 the route continues to operate with the flight no longer originating in Bangkok and is strictly a Hong Kong-Taipei route. Bangkok-Hong Kong service ended on 31 October 2010. Both non-stop routes are now flown by the
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five days later in hospital. A total of 219 persons, including crewmembers, were admitted to hospital, of whom 50 were seriously injured and 153 sustained minor injuries. All 15 crew members survived.
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The landing and crash of Flight 642 was recorded by nearby occupants in a car. The video, which also captured reactions from the witnesses, has been uploaded to websites such as
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The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 registered as B-150, which had been delivered to China Airlines in October 1992. The aircraft was powered by three Pratt & Whitney
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The final report of the accident blamed it mainly on pilot error, specifically the inability to arrest the high rate of descent existing at 50 feet (15 m) altitude on the
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26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) gusting to 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph), while the tested limit for the aircraft was 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph).
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turbofan engines. B-150 had been involved in an earlier unrelated incident as CAL012 on 7 December 1992 when
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Aircraft Accident Report 1/2004 on China Airlines Flight CI642 (Civil Aviation Department, Hong Kong)
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been with the Airline since 1989 and had logged 4,630 flight hours, with 2,780 of them on the MD-11.
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B-150, the aircraft involved in the accident, painted in old China Airlines livery (circa 1992–93).
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Flight 642 was one of only two hull losses of MD-11s with passenger configuration, the other being
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A photo showing a Mandarin Airlines MD-11 taxiing past the remains of Flight 642 was circulated.
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At about 6:43 P.M. local time (10:43 UTC) on 22 August 1999, the MD-11 was making its
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B-150, the aircraft involved in the accident in 1998 while still in service with
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The crash was mentioned in Episode 7 of the first Season
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During the final approach, the plane descended along the
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Index


Mandarin Airlines
pilot error
Hong Kong International Airport
22°18′18″N 113°55′19″E / 22.305°N 113.922°E / 22.305; 113.922
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
China Airlines
Registration
Don Mueang International Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Chiang Kai-shek International Airport
Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok) International Airport
Bangkok
Don Mueang International Airport
Taipei
McDonnell Douglas MD-11
registration
Mandarin Airlines
Swissair Flight 111


PW4460
moderate turbulence
final approach
Tropical Storm Sam
radar altimeter
volatile memory
Quick Access Recorder
indicated airspeed
maximum landing weight

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