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Old 22nd May 2020, 10:11
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PIA A320 Crash Karachi

News coming in that a Pakistan International Airlines ( PIA) A320 from Lahore to Karachi just crashed few minutes from landing
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Flight 8303
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98 passengers + crew


https://www.geo.tv/latest/289217-pia...arachi-airport
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Sky News are reporting 107 passengers on board - just broke the story on air now.

PIA Flight PK8303 - Aircraft reg: AP-BLD

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Crash site looks to be a densely populated area.
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More news here

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52766904A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed in Karachi on a flight from Lahore, aviation officials say.

The plane, which was reported to be carrying 90 passengers, was flying from Lahore to Jinnah International Airport, one of Pakistan's busiest airports.

Pictures shared on social media show smoke rising from the crash site, a residential area.

Emergency services have arrived at the scene.

https://www.timesnownews.com/interna...airport/595631



Karachi: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Lahore to Karachi crashed near Karachi's Jinnah International Airport, Pakistan media reported on Friday. Confirming the crash, PIA spokesperson Abdul Sattar said that Flight 8303 was carrying 90 passengers and eight crew members from Lahore to Karachi.

The flight crashed into a residential area and was carrying 90 passengers. Footage showed smoke rising from the site of the crash, Dawn reported.



Fakhr-e-Alam@falamb3Fire trucks are at the sight....rescue operations are under way for PIA Airbus A320 crash site in Karachi. It is a congested urban area. This has been a terrible year all around. The wreckage and homes remain on fire with jet fuel.
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"An aircraft of #PIA en route from Lahore to Karachi has reportedly crashed just before landing at Karachi," Radio Pakistan reported
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ATC recording: Mayday declared as they had lost engines
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Apparently on second attempt after go around. Crash site is apparently Model Garden suburb, very close to the airport but significantly off the runway centerline.
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The mayday message res engine failure is available transcripted on twitter from a poster mentioned above and a recording of same is also available, if you search under the flight number. Cannot post links, sorry.
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Old 22nd May 2020, 11:13
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Few years back , during Ramadan an Airblue A320 also crashed during a circle to land.

Is it still Ramadan ?

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Did PIA really publish the passenger manifest?
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Maybe leaked by some insiders since its Pakistan.

It would add to injury to assault, if PIA did release the manifesto without officially informing passengers and staff affected by the crash.

Sads time indeed....
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4 years ago, a PIA crashed in Ramadan. Pilot error was the nominating factor whilst dealing with an engine failure.

Today we see another accident in the month of Ramadan. If this accident was caused by yet more pilot error, then there must be an investigation to see if the crew were observing their fasts whilst operating. I think this may be an underlying issue with pilot judgement and decision making.
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Very sad webcam footage of the last 30secs or so of the flight now on twitter - can't post links but under a search of its flight number.
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More pictures and videos here including one of the plane coming down....not pretty.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8347577/Airbus-A320-107-people-aboard-crashes-residential-area-Karachi-Pakistan.html

A Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 passenger plane carrying more than 100 people today crashed into a residential area of Karachi.

Witnesses said the flight from Lahore had made three failed attempts to land at Jinnah International Airport before ploughing into the Model Colony area of the city on a fourth landing attempt.

The pilot also told air traffic control that he had lost one his engines and he made a final mayday call before the crash. All 99 passengers and eight crew aboard the flight are believed to have died in the crash.

Plumes of billowing smoke smothered the skyline after the Pakistan International Airlines plane smashed into the poor and densely populated area of Model Colony that is two miles from the airport.
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ATC recording: Mayday declared as they had lost engines
Engine (S)? Seems like a Dual Flame out, hope it’s not Dual because I have flown into OPKC and was vectored for Rwl 25L and it’s a highly dense area before the threshold, more like residential blocks.
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More pictures and video

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pakista...ay-2020-05-22/
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Shouldn`t have played a role...
Agrred. Weather seemed to be fairly tame.

Except for fuel exhaustion I can't imagine an a320 loosing both engine at landing... Very bad bad bird strike ?

From the footage it would seem they were in controlled flight.

Bit perplexed by the reported multiple go aroudns.

Obviously all very very preliminary
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Old 22nd May 2020, 12:04
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I refused to strap my backside to any aircraft of a Ramadan observing airline, during the holy month.

Not suggesting that fasting was the cause or a contributing factor, in this tragedy.

If any crew member is not eating during the hours of daylight is bad enough. If they aren't drinking water, thay are in no fit state to be operating any machinery what so ever.
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