China

While taking off from the bay off Jinshan (south of Shanghai), the single engine aircraft collided with a concrete bridge and crashed in the sea. One pilot and four passengers were killed while five other occupants were injured. The seaplane C208 EX version was destroyed. It is believed that the crew misjudged the distance between the departure point and the bridge as the collision occurred just after rotation while attempted a steep climb.

Crash of a Xian MA60 in Fuzhou

Date & Time: May 10, 2015 at 1157 LT

Type of aircraft:

Xian MA60

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B-3476

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Hefei – Yiwu – Fuzhou

MSN:

08 05

YOM:

2010

Flight number:

JOY1529

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After landing on runway 03 at Fuzhou Airport, a tyre burst on the right main landing gear. The aircraft skidded, veered off runway to the right and entered a grassy area. Both wings detached from the upper side of the fuselage, causing both engines to struck the ground and the fuselage to brake in two. All 52 occupants were rescued, among them three passengers were injured.

Crash of a Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5B in Danfeng: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 2013

Type of aircraft:

Shijiazhuang Yunsunji Y-5

Operator:

Jingmen General Aviation Company

Registration:

B-8473

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Spraying (Agricultural)

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Danfeng - Danfeng

MSN:

0101

YOM:

1989

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The crew was completing a crop spraying mission in the region of Danfeng. While cruising at low altitude, the aircraft impacted tree tops, stalled and crashed in a wooded area. While the captain was seriously injured, the copilot was killed.

Crash of an Embraer ER-145LI in Shanghai

Date & Time: Jun 7, 2013 at 1725 LT

Type of aircraft:

Embraer ERJ-145

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Registration:

B-3052

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Huai’an – Shanghai

MSN:

145-905

YOM:

2006

Flight number:

MU2947

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Following an uneventful flight from Huai'an-Lianshui Airport, the crew initiated the approach to Shanghai-Hongqiao Airport in marginal weather conditions with light rain showers. After touchdown ont runway 18L, the crew started the braking procedure when the aircraft deviated to the left and veered off runway. While contacting soft ground, the nose gear collapsed and the aircraft slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All 49 occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

The cause of the runway excursion was foreign object debris inside the electrohydraulic servo valve (EHSV) that blocked a hydraulic port and caused an uncommanded nose wheel deflection to the left. Prior to the disassembly of the EHSV and discovery of the debris the unit had passed an acceptance test as performed on any newly manufactured unit. The NTSB reported that a number of pilots use binder brackets instead of the chart holders installed by Embraer to hold their binders (containing charts) etc., these binder brackets not having been approved by Embraer. The binder is directly above the nosewheel steering tiller, the NTSB wrote: "The NTSB is concerned that a binder being held by an unapproved bracket may become dislodged, fall, and strike the tiller, engaging the nosewheel steering system and possibly providing a nosewheel steering input. If this happens during the landing roll, the nosewheel steering input could cause a runway excursion." The NTSB therefore recommended to study and revise the acceptance tests and to issue an operational bulletin to inform flight crew that the use of binder brackets is not approved and could create a hazardous situation if the binder becomes dislodged.

Crash of a Harbin SH-5 (Shuishang Hongzha 5) off Qingdao: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 2013

Type of aircraft:

Harbin SH-5 - Shuishang Hongzha 5

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Registration:

9113

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Qingdao - Qingdao

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The four engine aircraft Harbin SH-5 (Shuishang Hongzha 5) was engaged in a training mission off Qingdao with a crew of five on board. In unknown circumstances, the seaplane crashed in the Jiaozhou Bay few km offshore, killing all five occupants.

Crash of a Harbin Yunsunji Y-12-II in Shenyang

Date & Time: May 16, 2013 at 1000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Harbin Yunsunji Y-12

Operator:

Registration:

B-3801

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Meteorological / Weather

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Shenyang - Shenyang

MSN:

0006

YOM:

1986

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On final approach to Shenyang-Taoxian Airport, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed on a road short of runway, bursting into flames. All three occupants escaped with minor injuries and the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire. The crew was returning to his base in Shenyang following a cloud seeding mission over the Liaoning Province.