TransAsia Airways Flight 510A

TransAsia Airways Flight 510A

A TransAsia Airways ATR 72-202 similar to the aircraft involved. This aircraft crashed seven years later
Accident
Date	30 January 1995 (1995-01-30)
Summary	Controlled flight into terrain due to pilot error
Site	Tu-keng, Guishan District, Taoyuan, Taiwan 24°59′7.977″N 121°22′8.982″E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	ATR 72-200
Operator	TransAsia Airways
IATA flight No.	GE510A
ICAO flight No.	TNA510A
Call sign	TransAsia 510 Alpha
Registration	B-22717
Flight origin	Magong Airport
Destination	Songshan Airport
Occupants	4
Crew	4
Fatalities	4
Survivors	0

On 30 January 1995, TransAsia Airways Flight 510A crashed in Taiwan's Guishan District during a ferry flight.

Background

Aircraft

The aircraft involved in the accident was an ATR 72-200. Registered B-22717 with serial number 435, it was manufactured on 16 November the previous year and had since accumulated 265 hours and 47 minutes of flight time. It was equipped with two Pratt & Whitney PW124B turboprops, both had flown for nearly 275 hours.

Crew

The captain, 54-year-old Wang Hongjia, was the pilot monitoring. He had clocked over 17,000 hours of flight time with almost 2,000 hours on the ATR 72. The first officer, 58-year-old Li Guangzhi, was the pilot flying. He had accumulated a total flying experience of nearly 6,900 hours, of which more than 4,400 hours were on the make and model. Two flight attendants, 26-year-old Lau Wai-hing and 25-year-old Lin Ziya, were also on-board the flight.

Accident

The aircraft, an ATR 72-200, had just dropped off passengers in Penghu for the Lunar New Year and was being ferried back to Taipei. During approach the aircraft deviated from its assigned course and crashed into a hill, killing all four crew members on board.

Investigation

The investigation revealed that the flight crew failed to maintain situational awareness and did not cross check their navigation aids.