[Hunted]

A PIA Pakistan International Airlines A320-200, with the registration AP-BLD, was operating flight PK-8303 from Lahore to Karachi, Pakistan. On board were 90 passengers and 8 crew members. During its initial approach to Karachi, the aircraft encountered issues with extending the nose landing gear, leading to an aborted landing attempt. The crew initiated a go-around procedure.

As the aircraft entered a left downwind pattern for a second approach to runway 25L, a critical situation unfolded. The flight crew urgently requested a left turn and reported a complete loss of power in both engines (CFM56). Approximately five minutes after the go-around, a Mayday distress call was repeatedly issued, and the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) deployed to provide emergency power.

In response to the emergency, the air traffic control tower swiftly cleared the aircraft to land on either runway 25 (25L or R). Tragically, the aircraft descended rapidly and tragically collided with a residential area known as Model Colony. This residential area featured concrete multistory buildings and was situated on the second final approach path east of the airport, presumably during the final approach to runway 25L. The impact resulted in a devastating fire, occurring at approximately 14:40 local time.

[William May]

Cabin entry door behind the car. Surprising how intact those buildings are. I would have expected only rubble. Unless those parts showered down from somewhere else in the accident.

[kellyhound]

All but two of the 99 people on board a Pakistan passenger plane were killed when it crashed into a residential neighborhood of Karachi, officials said Saturday.


PIA has a bad reputation.

Great find

[Izumi]

Amazing that some people survived that.

[Brynjar]

Surely there must be numerous residential civilians living there that have lost their lives upon the jets impact?

[gauldicus]

why the fuck are they flying anyway in these virus conditions????

[wildaxboxer]

Came in with a level of control nose up, poor cunt's must have known they were doomed ...RIP

[kellyhound]

The PIA plane was flying very "smoothly" but while attempting to land, it "jolted" thrice and then the pilot "adroitly lifted" the aircraft off the ground, only to crash moments later, recounts Muhammad Zubair, one of the just two passengers who miraculously survived the fiery crash.

"The plane was coming very smoothly, 8303 of PIA. My seat was 8F. When it was reaching Jinnah International Airport, the pilot announced that 'we are landing, fasten your seat belts'. We fastened seat belts. While landing, the plane jolted three times. Then it came on the runway and was on it for a brief time. Then I don't know what happened, that the pilot adroitly lifted the plane off the ground," Zubair, who is being treated for burns in a hospital in Karachi, said.

"The plane was coming very smoothly, 8303 of PIA. My seat was 8F. When it was reaching Jinnah International Airport, the pilot announced that 'we are landing, fasten your seat belts'. We fastened seat belts. While landing, the plane jolted three times. Then it came on the runway and was on it for a brief time. Then I don't know what happened, that the pilot adroitly lifted the plane off the ground," Zubair, who is being treated for burns in a hospital in Karachi, said.

The pilot then flew the plane for 10 or 15 minutes. He again announced that the plane was landing. When this announcement was made, I looked down and it appeared to me that we were (flying) over the Malir Cantonment (area, where it was to land. Then when it was about to land, suddenly…(it crashed)," he said.

"When I opened my eyes it was a dark place. I heard cries. I saw some light and tried to walk towards it after undoing my seat belt. There was fire everywhere and no one was visible," said Zubair from his hospital bed.

[K53]

Hard to believe anybody could survive

[Hunted]

The investigation

On May 23rd 2020 Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority reported in a press conference that both black boxes (Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder) have been recovered. The crew of the flight had not indicated any trouble or requested emergency services for their first approach.

On May 23rd 2020 Pakistani media are reporting quoting sources within the Civil Aviation Authority, that the aircraft touched down on the runway with retracted gear during their first approach, climbed again and positioned for another approach. Ground observers reported sparks from the aircraft when it touched the ground. Later in the afternoon/evening local time Pakistani media reported scrape marks were found on the runway indicating that one engine had contacted the runway first, then some distance later the second engine, too, with both engines now scraping over the runway until the aircraft became airborne again.

On May 23rd 2020 Karachi Airport reported based on CAA inspection report that the runway inspection revealed scrape marks of the left engine start 4500 feet down the runway, the right engine scrape marks begin 5500 feet down the runway. About 6000-7000 feet past the runway threshold the scrape marks end.