PIA Lahore to Karachi Airbus A320 Flight Crashes

[t-rehman]

As per ATC recording shown by ARY, the aircraft had landing gear problem and at the same time also had lost an engine before crash.

[pk363]

News One channel is airing what they call is the last communication between Capt. Sajjad Gul and ATC. Captain seems to calling May Day repeatedly after informing that both his engines have malfunctioned.

[Abbas Ali]

Aircraft Type: Airbus A320-214
Registration: AP-BLD
Construction Number: 2274
Year Built: 2004
Delivery to PIA: October 30, 2014



The aircraft was acquired by PIA from GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) on dry lease for six years. It arrived in Islamabad as delivery flight PK1786 from Shanghai via Dhaka on October 30, 2014.

Abbas

[furqan_haider]

Control: appear to be turning left
Pilot: we are proceeding direct we have lost engine
Control: runway available to land at 25
Pilot: Roger
Pilot: Sir Mayday Mayday Mayday Mayday Pakistan 8303
Control: 8303 roger both runways clear to land



Source: https://twitter.com/HinaRKharal/status/ ... 1069419522

[SaadSaeed]

Control: appear to be turning left
Pilot: we are proceeding direct we have lost engine
Control: runway available to land at 25
Pilot: Roger
Pilot: Sir Mayday Mayday Mayday Mayday Pakistan 8303
Control: 8303 roger both runways clear to land



Source: https://twitter.com/HinaRKharal/status/ ... 1069419522

Correction: I hear: "we have lost engines."
So both engines without power? Allah rehem karay.

[Zulfiqar]

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajiun

Amazing how the media gets the ATC recordings so quickly!

Could bird ingestion be an issue? too early to tell, but if engines out gliding on to the runway (with out landing gear) reminds me of the BA777 doing that at London Heathrow a few years ago.

[furqan_haider]

More detailed ATC recording:

https://archive-server.liveatc.net/opkc ... -0930Z.mp3

[Abbas Ali]

An engine of the crashed A320 at the crash site.


A cabin door of the ill-fated A320 at the crash site.


A Pakistan Army Eurocopter AS350B-3 Ecureuil observing the crash site.


CEO PIA Air Marshal Arshad Malik going to Karachi on a PAF aircraft.

At least two passengers, including Chairman Punjab Bank Zafar Masood, who survived the crash have been shifted to hospital, according to Dunya News.

Abbas

[t-rehman]

Thank you. Can anyone trace the flight path? Flightradar24 is not showing the flight path.

[fahadshakeel]

May ALLAH SWT bless the departed souls and give patience to their families. Ameen.

It's an ultimate loss of humanity as well as the national carrier.

[furqan_haider]

According to this:
- Engine was on fire
- Engine blast occurred and aircraft fell down immediately

[oozeman64]

Dual engine birdstrike should definetley not be ruled out. Bird activity around KHI can be vicious, especially at low altitudes. Combination of the alleged landing gear issue and birdstrike could be a possibility. However, the first go around was conducted at a very low altitude of 275 feet.

[Abbas Ali]

Karachi Airport and Model Colony where the aircraft crashed.

Abbas

[Abbas Ali]

Final moments of the aircraft caught by a security camera. The aircraft appears to have retracted landing gear/nose gear.







Abbas

[Faisal777]

Dual engine failure is rare, could they have run out of fuel?

What was the weather like?