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23 July 2014

Transasia flight 222 , ATR-72-500 Registration B-22810 from Kaohsiung to Makong ,Taiwan with 54 passengers and 4 crew it was approaching Makong airport runway 20 when airplane lost height and crashed into buildings while was trying to go around.48 people died and 10 injured

 At the time of accident it was passing a Typhoon in the area and the weather conditions were very bad , many flights had cancelled.

Ground observers reported that the airplane had gone already one time "go around" and this was the second time when it crashed

According to preliminary information from ASC of Taiwan airplane it was on VOR approach on runway 20 when airplane deviated to the left of centerline during the approach about 340 m and when the crew initiated a go around struck some trees and after crashed into buildings

Metars

RCQC 231110Z 25018G28KT 800 + TSRA SCT002 BKN006 FEW012CB OVC016 22/22 Q0998 RMK A2948 R20/0800 TS OVHD STNRY =
RCQC 231100Z 22011G21KT 1600 TSRA SCT002 BKN006 FEW012CB OVC016 23/22 A2945 RMK NOSIG Q0997 RERA TS OVHD STNRY =

B-22810

First Flight:14 June 2000

Age:14.1 years

photos from twitter

Makong airport it has runway 02/20 with length 9850 feet/3000 m

Makong airport