Lahore - Karachi
Flight / Schedule
Lahore - Karachi
Aircraft
Airbus A320Registration
AP-BLD
MSN
2274
Year of Manufacture
2004
Date
May 22, 2020 at 02:39 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Crash Location
Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam Sindh (<U+0633><U+0646><U+068C> <U+0633><U+0646><U+062F><U+06BE>)
Region
Asia • Pakistan
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On May 22, 2020 at 02:39 PM, Lahore - Karachi experienced a crash involving Airbus A320, operated by Pakistan International Airlines - PIA, with the event recorded near Karachi-Muhammad Ali Jinnah-Quaid-e-Azam Sindh (<U+0633><U+0646><U+068C> <U+0633><U+0646><U+062F><U+06BE>).
The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a city crash site.
99 people were known to be on board, 98 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 99.0%.
Crew on board: 8, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 91, passenger fatalities: 89, other fatalities: 1.
The listed crash cause is human factor. On 22 May 2020 at 13:05 hrs PST, the Pakistan International Airlines aircraft Airbus A320-214, registration number AP-BLD, took off from Lahore (Allama Iqbal International Airport – AIIAP) Pakistan to perform a regular commercial passenger flight (PK8303) to Karachi (Jinnah International Airport – JIAP) Pakistan, with 8 crew members (01 Captain, 01 First Officer, and 06 flight attendants) and 91 passengers on board. At 14:35 hrs the aircraft performed an ILS approach for runway 25L and touched down without landing gears, resting on the engines. Both engines scrubbed the runway at high speed. Flight crew initiated a go-around and informed “Karachi Approach” that they intend to make a second approach. About four minutes later, during downwind leg, at an altitude of around 2000 ft, flight crew declared an emergency and stated that both engines had failed. The aircraft started losing altitude. It crashed in a populated area, short of runway 25L by about 1340 meters. An immediate subsequent post impact fire initiated. Out of 99 souls on-board, 97 were fatally injured and 02 passengers survived. On ground 04 persons were injured however 01 out of these reportedly expired later at a hospital. Below, the preliminary report published by the Pakistan AAIB.
Aircraft reference details include registration AP-BLD, MSN 2274, year of manufacture 2004.
Fatalities
Total
98
Crew
8
Passengers
89
Other
1
Crash Summary
On 22 May 2020 at 13:05 hrs PST, the Pakistan International Airlines aircraft Airbus A320-214, registration number AP-BLD, took off from Lahore (Allama Iqbal International Airport – AIIAP) Pakistan to perform a regular commercial passenger flight (PK8303) to Karachi (Jinnah International Airport – JIAP) Pakistan, with 8 crew members (01 Captain, 01 First Officer, and 06 flight attendants) and 91 passengers on board. At 14:35 hrs the aircraft performed an ILS approach for runway 25L and touched down without landing gears, resting on the engines. Both engines scrubbed the runway at high speed. Flight crew initiated a go-around and informed “Karachi Approach” that they intend to make a second approach. About four minutes later, during downwind leg, at an altitude of around 2000 ft, flight crew declared an emergency and stated that both engines had failed. The aircraft started losing altitude. It crashed in a populated area, short of runway 25L by about 1340 meters. An immediate subsequent post impact fire initiated. Out of 99 souls on-board, 97 were fatally injured and 02 passengers survived. On ground 04 persons were injured however 01 out of these reportedly expired later at a hospital. Below, the preliminary report published by the Pakistan AAIB.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
8
Passengers On Board
91
Estimated Survivors
1
Fatality Rate
99.0%
Known people on board: 99
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Lahore - Karachi
Flight Type
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
City
Region / Country
Asia • Pakistan
Aircraft Details
Similar Plane Crashes
Royal Air Force - RAF
De Havilland DH.10 Amiens
While making a turn on short final, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed. Two crew members were killed and a third was seriously injured. Crew: F/O J. C. Belford, F/O H. B. D. Harrington, † LAC Woodall. †
Bernard M. T. Shute Leete
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Bernard M. T. Shute Leete, owner of the aircraft, pilot and member of the Royal Aero Club, departed Stag Lane near London on 15NOV1926 on a flight to Pakistan. He arrived at Karachi on 08JAN1927 and in Lahore on 15FEB1927. In Punjab, he decided to make several demonstration flights. After few manoeuvres in the vicinity of the airport, he completed a last turn to join the airport. On final approach, while flying too low, the aircraft hit power cables, stalled and crashed before coming to rest upside down. While both occupants were slightly injured, the aircraft was destroyed. Crew: Bernard M. T. Shute Leete, pilot. Passenger: Mrs. Hailey, wife of Governor of the Punjab.
Air Orient
Farman F.303
En route to Karachi, while flying near Somiani, one of the engine caught fire. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the crashed. All four occupants were slightly injured.
Air Bleu
Caudron C.440 Goéland
Crashed on landing in unknown circumstances. All three crewmen were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Indian National Airways - INA
De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reason. All four occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Indian National Airways - INA
Percival D.3 Gull Six
Few minutes after take off from Karachi Airport, while on a positioning flight, the single engine aircraft collided with a Beechcraft E17B flying for Indian National Airways as well. Registered VT-AKJ, this second aircraft was carrying a pilot who was approaching Karachi to land on the Mauripur airfield. Following the collision, both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located some 50 km north of Karachi. While the pilot of the Percival, B. D. Sharma, was killed, the pilot of the Beechcraft survived.