FZ 981
19 Mar 2016 · Human Error (Crew)FLYDUBAI FLIGHT 981
Boeing 737-800 · Flydubai · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Loss of control during a night go-around
Go-around trim
Pitch control
Somatogravic illusion
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Flydubai
Route
Dubai (DXB), UAE
→ Rostov-on-Don (ROV), Russia
People
62 on board
62 fatalities
Date
19 Mar 2016
Flight crew
Captain: Aristos Sokratous
Category
Human Error (Crew)
When decisions in the cockpit seal the outcome.
THE STORY
On a night go-around in bad weather, full thrust fooled the crew's sense of pitch. The 737 dove into the runway at over 600 km/h.