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Gulf Air Flight 072
A4O-EK, the aircraft involved, 1999
Accident
Date
23 August 2000 (2000-08-23)
Summary
Somatogravic illusion leading to pilot error and loss of situational awareness; Controlled flight into terrain[1]
Site
Persian Gulf, 2 km (1.2 mi) north off Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq, Bahrain 26°17′51″N50°38′49″E / 26.297500°N 50.646944°E / 26.297500; 50.646944[2]: 34
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A320-212
Operator
Gulf Air
IATA flight No.
GF072
ICAO flight No.
GFA072
Call sign
Gulf Air 072
Registration
A4O-EK
Flight origin
Cairo International Airport, Cairo, Egypt
Destination
Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq, Bahrain
Occupants
143
Passengers
135
Crew
8
Fatalities
143
Survivors
0
Gulf Air Flight 072 (GF072/GFA072)[a] was a scheduled international passenger flight from Cairo International Airport in Egypt to Bahrain International Airport in Bahrain, operated by Gulf Air. On 23 August 2000 at 19:30Arabia Standard Time (UTC+3), the Airbus A320 crashed minutes after executing a go-around upon failed attempt to land on Runway 12. The flight crew suffered from spatial disorientation during the go-around and crashed into the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf 2 km (1 nmi) from the airport.[4] All 143 people on board the aircraft were killed.
The crash of Flight 072 remains the deadliest aviation accident in Bahraini territory,[1] and was the deadliest accident involving an Airbus A320 at the time, which was later surpassed by TAM Airlines Flight 3054, which crashed on 17 July 2007 with 199 fatalities.[5]
The final report was issued on 15 August 2002,[6] concluded that the individual factors contributed to the accident was non adherence to a number of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and loss of spatial and situational awareness by the aircraft crew during the approach and final phases of the flight. A number of systemic factors were also contributed to the accident, including deficiency in crew resource management (CRM) training by Gulf Air and safety oversights by the Directorate General Of Civil Aviation and Meteorology of Oman.[2]
^ abRanter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-212 A4O-EK Bahrain International Airport (BAH)". aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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^"Gulf Air. Airline code, web site, phone, reviews and opinions". Airlines Inform. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
^"Bodies recovered from Gulf Air crash". BBC News. BBC. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
^"23 August 2000 - Gulf Air 072". tailstrike. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^"Pilot's family fight to clear his name". Gulf Daily News. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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