Incident Boeing 757-256 G-ZAPX,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168679
 
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Date:Friday 13 December 2013
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic B752 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing 757-256
Owner/operator:Titan Airways
Registration: G-ZAPX
MSN: 29309/936
Year of manufacture:2000
Engine model:Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4-37
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 152
Aircraft damage: None
Location:On approach to Freetown-Lungi Airport, Sierra Leone -   Sierra Leone
Phase: Approach
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:LGW
Destination airport:Freetown-Lungi Airport
Investigating agency: AAIB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
VOR approach commenced from above the nominal glidepath,with excess speed. The pilots attempted to establish the aircraft on the correct path but, at 500 ft, the approach was unstable and EGPWS “SINK RATE” and “PULL UP” warnings were generated. The aircraft landed from the approach. The rate of descent was in excess of 1,000 ft per min until the aircraft was below approximately 150 ft. Procedures amended for a PM call at 500ft.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: AAIB
Report number: EW/G2013/12/09
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aaib-investigation-to-boeing-757-256-g-zapx

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
4 February 2012 G-ZAPX Titan Airways 0 London-Stansted Airport (STN/EGSS) min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Aug-2014 06:12 Aerossurance Added

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