 B-22810, the ATR 72 involved, photographed 5 days before the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 23 July 2014 |
| Summary | Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error |
| Site | Xixi village, near Magong Airport, Huxi, Penghu, Taiwan 23°35′06″N 119°38′20″E / 23.585°N 119.639°E |
| Total fatalities | 48 |
| Total injuries | 15 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | ATR 72-500 |
| Operator | TransAsia Airways |
| IATA flight No. | GE222 |
| ICAO flight No. | TNA222 |
| Call sign | TRANSASIA 222 |
| Registration | B-22810 |
| Flight origin | Kaohsiung International Airport, Taiwan |
| Destination | Magong Airport, Taiwan |
| Occupants | 58 |
| Passengers | 54 |
| Crew | 4 |
| Fatalities | 48 |
| Injuries | 10 |
| Survivors | 10 |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground injuries | 5 |
TransAsia Airways Flight 222 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by TransAsia Airways from Kaohsiung, Taiwan, to Magong, Penghu Island. On 23 July 2014, the ATR 72-500 twin turboprop operating the route crashed into buildings during approach to land in bad weather at Magong Airport. Among the 58 people on board, only 10 survived.
An investigation by the Taiwanese Aviation Safety Council found that the pilots intentionally descended below the minimum descent altitude and that the captain was overconfident, resulting in pilot error.[1]
- ^ Liu, Sherry (1 August 2014). "復興航空GE222飛航事故調查進度報告" [Progress Report of Fuxing Airlines GE222 Flight Accident Investigation] (in Chinese). Aviation Safety Council. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.