Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 information
Aircraft crash in Pakistan, 22 May 2020
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
AP-BLD, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2017
Accident
Date
22 May 2020 (2020-05-22)
Summary
Belly landing, subsequent crash during go-around after dual engine flameout
Site
Model Colony, near Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan 24°54′42″N67°11′16″E / 24.91167°N 67.18778°E / 24.91167; 67.18778
Total fatalities
98
Total injuries
9
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A320-214
Operator
Pakistan International Airlines
IATA flight No.
PK8303
ICAO flight No.
PIA8303
Call sign
PAKISTAN 8303
Registration
AP-BLD
Flight origin
Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, Pakistan
Destination
Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan
Occupants
99
Passengers
91
Crew
8
Fatalities
97
Injuries
2
Survivors
2
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities
1
Ground injuries
7
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 was a scheduled domestic flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. On 22 May 2020, the Airbus A320 crashed into Model Colony, a densely populated residential area of Karachi only a few kilometres from the runway, while on a second approach after a failed landing attempt with landing gear not extended. The aircraft was badly damaged in the first belly landing, with both engines flaming out during the go-around. Of the 91 passengers and 8 crew on board the aircraft, 97 were killed, and two passengers survived with injuries. Eight people on the ground were also injured in the accident, one of whom later succumbed to her injuries.
Approximate location of the crash site: Jinnah International Airport is marked by the green circle, Model Colony by the red triangle.
Location of Karachi in Sindh, Pakistan.
Location of Karachi in Asia.
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