ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222909
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| Date: | Saturday 9 March 2019 |
| Time: | c. 13:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-409 |
| Owner/operator: | China Airlines |
| Registration: | B-18211 |
| MSN: | 33735/1354 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 381 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | near Taipei -
 Taiwan
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) |
| Okinawa-Naha Airport (OKA/ROAH) | |
| Investigating agency: | ASC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
China Airlines flight CI122, a Boeing 747-409, declared a low fuel emergency after returning to Taipei because of poor weather circumstances at the destination Naha Airport, Japan.
The flight departed Taipei at 10:18 UTC. The first approach to Naha Airport was aborted at 11:22 UTC. The flight crew then flew a circuit and performed a second approach. At 10:37 UTC this attempt was also aborted. The flight then returned to Taipei, where it landed at 13:01 UTC after declaring a low fuel emergency.
Findings Related to Probable Causes:
The occurrence aircraft landed at Taoyuan International Airport in low fuel emergency condition was due to a combination of the unpredictable increasing taxi time during departure at Taoyuan International Airport, the flight crew conducted two times missed-approach during inbound to Naha International Airport, and the special air traffic control characteristic of Naha International Airport approach procedure.
Weather reported at Okinawa-Naha Airport:
ROAH 090904Z 10013KT 050V130 9999 SHRA FEW010 BKN015 BKN025 20/17 Q1011 RMK 2CU010 5CU015 7CU025 A2987
ROAH 091010Z 09013KT 050V140 9999 SHRA FEW010 BKN015 BKN025 20/17 Q1010 RMK 2CU010 5CU015 7CU025 A2984
ROAH 091118Z 11010KT 070V130 4000 +SHRA FEW008 BKN012 BKN020 20/17 Q1011 RMK 1ST008 5CU012 7CU020 A2986 MOD TURB OBS AT 1056Z 40NM NNE NHC BTN 11000FT AND 10000FT B738
ROAH 091200Z 09013G23KT 060V120 6000 SHRA FEW007 SCT010 BKN035 19/17 Q1010 RMK 1ST007 3CU010 7CU035 A2985
ROAH 091310Z 09015G26KT 060V120 3000 +SHRA FEW007 SCT012 BKN025 19/16 Q1010 RMK 1ST007 3CU012 7CU025 A2983
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/media/3968/ci122_executive_summary.pdf
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ci122#1fbea99a
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 2008 | B-18211 | China Airlines | 0 | Near Bali, Indonesia (N11.29738°, E116.43448°) |  |
non |
| Turbulence | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2019 08:00 | harro | Added |
| 13-Mar-2019 08:02 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2019 08:18 | harro | Updated [Date, Time, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Mar-2019 08:20 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Photo] |
| 23-Jul-2020 15:49 | harro | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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