Incident Overview
Description
TransAsia Airways Flight 543 from Taipei squashed a utility vehicle on runway 36R as it landed at Tainan Airport in southern Taiwan, injuring two construction workers. The aircraft fuselage sustained severe damage. The Aviation Safety Council has determined that the findings related to probable cause of the crash of GE543 was due to inadequate planning and implementation in airport construction safety procedures by both the CAA and the military authority, inadequacy in landing approval when exceeding the curfew hour, insufficient cooperation and coordination between the CAA and the military base authorities prior to construction work, lack of awareness to a lit runway when entering an active runway without acknowledging the tower controllers.
Primary Cause
Inadequate airport construction safety procedures, insufficient coordination between CAA and military authorities, and a failure to adequately assess runway conditions.Inadequate airport construction safety procedures, insufficient coordination between CAA and military authorities, and a failure to adequately assess runway conditions.Share on:
