TransAsia Airways Flight 222
TransAsia Airways Flight 222 (GE222/TNA222)[4] was a scheduled domestic flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Magong Airport on 23 July 2014. It had 54 passengers and 4 crew members on board. It crashed at Magong, Penghu Island when it was trying to land. 49 people died in the crash.[5] It tried a go-around after it failed to land on its first try. It crashed at Huxi and caused a fire involving two homes. [6] Typhoon Matmo also passed through Taiwan and caused a heavy thunderstorm and rain.
 The aircraft involved, B-22810, an ATR 72, on 18 July 2014 | |
| Accident summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 July 2014 |
| Summary | Failed go-around; happened during heavy storm |
| Place | Near Xixi village, Huxi, Penghu, Taiwan (Republic of China) 23°35′N 119°38′E / 23.58°N 119.64°ECoordinates: 23°35′N 119°38′E / 23.58°N 119.64°E |
| Passengers | 54[1] |
| Crew | 4 |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 14 (5 on ground)[2] |
| Fatalities | 48[3] |
| Survivors | 10[3] |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-500 |
| Airline/user | TransAsia Airways |
| Registration | B-22810 |
| Flew from | Kaohsiung International Airport |
| Flying to | Magong Airport |
TransAsia Airways Flight 222 Media
Sequence of crash of Flight 222
Seat map of TransAsia Airways Flight 222
Typhoon Matmo on 23 July 2014
References
- ↑ "Dozens dead as plane crashes on Taiwanese resort island of Penghu during storm". South China Morning Post. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
- ↑ (in Chinese) 復興班機澎湖墜機 49罹難14傷. Apple Daily Taiwan. 24 July 2014. http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/local/20140723/438720/%E5%BE%A9%E8%88%88%E7%8F%AD%E6%A9%9F%E6%BE%8E%E6%B9%96%E5%A2%9C%E6%A9%9F%E3%80%8048%E7%BD%B9%E9%9B%A315%E5%82%B7. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lee, Hsin-Yin (24 July 2014). 48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash. Central News Agency. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407240005.aspx. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash 'kills dozens'. BBC News. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140723144030/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-28448763. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ 48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash. Central News Agency. 24 July 2014. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201407240005.aspx. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ "47 dead, 11 injured in Penghu plane crash: reports". Taiwan News. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.