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Crashed on a partially closed runway during take off.
Singapore Airlines Flight 006
MSA 606 AVIATION AND AEROSPACE COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
Presented by Yi-Fan (Tom) Chen
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Contents
• Factual information
• Findings and analysis
• Aftermath debate
• Recommendations
• Conclusions
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SQ 006 Flight History• Scheduled flight from Singapore Changi
Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-Shek Airport in Taiwan.
• On October 31, 2000, 23:17 local time, Singapore Airlines flight 006 took off from the wrong runway.
• The aircraft impacted with the ground equipment on the closed runway. The impact destroyed the aircraft and killed 83 of the 179 occupants.
• SQ006 was the first fatal crash of a Singapore Airlines aircraft.
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Aircraft Information
• Boeing 747-400
• Singapore registration number 9V-SPK
• “ The Colorful Bird ”
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Weather Information• Category 2 typhoon “ Xangsane ”
• Intensity - 140 km/hr (85 mph), 960 hPa
• METAR Information
Wind— 020 degrees at 36 knots gusting 56 knots
Crosswind — 28 knots
Runway Visual Range — RWY 05/ 450 meters,RWY 06/ 550 meters
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Airport Information• Taiwan Taoyuan
International Airport
• IATA - TPE, ICAO - RCTP
• NOTAM - Runway 05R closed between N4 to N5
Runway Length (ft / m) Category05/23 12,008 / 3,660 CAT II ILS06/24 10,991 / 3,350 CAT I ILS
05 R
TowerConstruction Site
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Taxiing Progress
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Accident Scene
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Debris and Casualties
Of the 179 occupants,
83 killed, 39 serious injuries32 minor injuries25 uninjured
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Lighting System
• Broken centerline light
Unserviceable taxiway centerline lighton Taxiway N1
Taxiway centerline light along Taxiway N1 that is lessintense than the other taxiway centerline lights
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Taxiing Simulation
05 R 05 L
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Situation Awareness
• 3 crew members - Captain, FO , and enhanced crew
• Tunnel Vision - Crosswind limitation
• Culture - “Captain is always right”
• Guideline - Follow the green light.
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Last Chance – PVD and PFD
Para-Visual Display
Primary Function Display
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Aftermath Debate
• Prosecute the pilots?
• Singapore Airlines and the airport sue each other.
• The families of the victims sue the airlines.
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Recommendations
• Low visibility taxiing training
• New lighting and marking system
• ASDE – Airport Surface Detection Equipment
• CRM – Situation Awareness (SA) / Call out
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Conclusions
• When something does not look right, it is not right.
• Lack of information could misjudge things.
• Under multiple threats, people can only focus on one.
• Self-diagnostic and warning system are required.
• Investigation is to improve safety, not to against anyone.
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Review
• Factual information
• Findings and analysis
• Aftermath debate
• Recommendations
• Conclusions
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References
• Aviation Safety Council (ASC). (2002). Crashed on a partially closed runway during take off, Singapore Airlines Flight 006, Boeing 747-400, 9V-SPK, CKS airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan, October 31, 2000
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The End
Question?