OZ 214
6 Jul 2013 · Human Error (Crew)ASIANA AIRLINES FLIGHT 214
Boeing 777-200ER · Asiana Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Mismanaged autothrottle on a visual approach
Autothrottle modes
Approach speed management
Crew resource management
Aircraft
Boeing 777-200ER
Asiana Airlines
Route
Seoul–Incheon (ICN), South Korea
→ San Francisco (SFO), USA
People
307 on board
3 fatalities
Date
6 Jul 2013
Flight crew
Captain: Lee Kang-kook
Category
Human Error (Crew)
When decisions in the cockpit seal the outcome.
THE STORY
The crew mismanaged the autothrottle on a visual approach. The 777 came in low and slow and slammed into the seawall short of the runway.