PK 8303
22 May 2020 · Human Error (Crew)PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 8303
Airbus A320 · Pakistan International Airlines · Image: Wikimedia Commons
Why it happened
Gear-up landing attempt, then failed go-around
Landing gear
Engine damage
Approach stabilization
Aircraft
Airbus A320
Pakistan International Airlines
Route
Lahore (LHE), Pakistan
→ Karachi (KHI), Pakistan
People
99 on board
97 fatalities +1 on ground
Date
22 May 2020
Flight crew
Captain: Sajjad Gul
Category
Human Error (Crew)
When decisions in the cockpit seal the outcome.
THE STORY
The crew landed fast with the gear up, scraping both engines on the runway. On the go-around the damaged engines quit — the jet fell into a Karachi neighborhood.