 EC-ITP, the aircraft involved, 2008 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10 February 2011 |
| Summary | Crashed following loss of control during go-around |
| Site | Cork Airport, Cork, Republic of Ireland 51°50′52″N 8°29′47″W / 51.84778°N 8.49639°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Fairchild SA 227-BC Metro III |
| Operator | Flightline (dba Manx2) |
| IATA flight No. | NM7100 |
| ICAO flight No. | FLT400C |
| Call sign | FLIGHT-AVIA 400 CHARLIE |
| Registration | EC-ITP |
| Flight origin | George Best Belfast City Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Destination | Cork Airport, Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Occupants | 12 |
| Passengers | 10 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Injuries | 6 |
| Survivors | 6 |
Manx2 Flight 7100 was a scheduled commercial flight from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Cork, Republic of Ireland. On 10 February 2011, the Fairchild Metro III aircraft flying the route with ten passengers and two crew on board crashed on its third attempt to land at Cork Airport in foggy conditions. Six people, including both pilots, died. Six passengers survived but were injured, four of them seriously.[1]
The Air Accident Investigation Unit published its final report in January 2014.[2][3] It stated that the probable cause of the accident was loss of control during an attempted go-around below decision height in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).[4]: 152 The report mentioned as contributory factors the inappropriate pairing of flight crews, inadequate command training and checking, and inadequate oversight of the charter operation by the operator and the operator's state.[4]: 148–151 [5]
- ^ "Cork plane crash: Two passengers emerge from air disaster unscathed" Belfast Telegraph 11 February 2011.
- ^ "Spanish regulator 'contributed to Cork crash'". RTÉ News. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ O'Carroll, Sinead (28 January 2014). "Tiredness and 'inadequate training' of flight crew factors in Cork Airport crash". Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b Final Report, AIIU Report No. 2014-001 (PDF) (Report). Air Accident Investigation Unit. 28 January 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "'Loss of control' caused plane crash". BBC News. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.