Taipei - Lanyu

On August 14, 1990 at 12:00 PM, Taipei - Lanyu experienced a crash involving Dornier DO228, operated by Formosa Airlines, with the event recorded near Lanyu Islands Taitung County (<U+81FA><U+6771><U+7E23>).

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Following an uneventful cargo flight from Taipei, the crew failed to realize his altitude was too low on approach to Lanyu Airport. On short final, the aircraft struck the ground 15 meters short of runway 13 threshold. Upon impact, the undercarriage were torn off and the aircraft slid for 150 meters before coming to rest. Both pilots escaped with minor injuries while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-12268, MSN 8129, year of manufacture 1987.