Shenzhen - Fuzhou

On October 26, 1993 at 01:04 PM, Shenzhen - Fuzhou experienced a crash involving McDonnell Douglas MD-82, operated by China Eastern Airlines, with the event recorded near Fuzhou Fujian.

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

80 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 78 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 2.5%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 71, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The descent to Fuzhou Airport was completed in poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to heavy rain falls. On short final, the aircraft was too high and about 350 metres to the right of the extended centerline. The captain realized he could not land in such conditions so, at a height of 20 metres, he decided to initiate a go-around procedure, increased engine power and retracted the flaps. The aircraft continued to descend so the crew finally decided to land. The aircraft touched down 1,983 metres past the runway threshold. On a wet runway surface, it was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in a swamp located 385 metres past the runway end, broken in three. Two passengers were killed while 25 others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration B-2103, MSN 49355, year of manufacture 1985.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 26.2808°, 119.5014°.