Summary On May 22, 2020, the PIA plane crashed into a residential area near Jinnah International Airport after losing its engines which killed 97 people on board while two passengers had survived miraculously
KARACHI (Dunya News) - It has been six years since Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-8303 carrying 91 passengers and eight crew members crashed in Karachi's Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport but the wounds of those who lost their loved ones still fresh today.
On May 22, 2020, the PIA plane crashed into a residential area near Jinnah International Airport after losing its engines which killed 97 people on board while two passengers had survived miraculously. The PK-8303 tragedy has become the third most-catastrophic aviation disaster in the country's history.
The aircraft, an Airbus A320 with 91 passengers and 8 crew members on board, was on an unstable approach to Jinnah International Airport excessively high airspeed and altitude.
The aircraft subsequently belly landed nearly half-way down the airport runway before the flight crew conducted a go-around. During the go-around, both engines started to fail due to damage sustained during the belly landing. Whilst attempting to land back on the runway, the aircraft lost airspeed and crashed into buildings in Model Colony. All 8 crew members and 89 out of the 91 passengers on board were killed by the impact and post-crash fire. One person who was inside the buildings died ten days after the crash due to burn injuries.
The investigation, conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board of Pakistan, determined that both the captain and first officer made multiple errors, over an extended period, during both the approach and landing.
