Immediately after the accident, China ordered all of Wuhan Airlines' Xian Y-7 aircraft be grounded. One month after the accident, they were allowed to resume service.
The accident remains the deadliest involving a Xian Y-7 aircraft.[1]
The Wuhan AirlinesXian Y-7 aircraft departed Enshi Airport, on 22 June 2000, for a flight to Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport. As the aircraft approached Wuhan, the flight crew were informed of adverse weather conditions in the area of the airport. The flight crew circled the airport for approximately 30 minutes, waiting for the weather to improve; during this time they debated whether to divert to another airport, but the pilot decided to continue to try and land at Wuhan.[1]
Weather stations recorded 451 thunderclaps in ten minutes during the 30 minute period the aircraft was circling above the airport.[1] At approximately 15:00 local time,[2] the aircraft was impacted by windshear[1] and struck by lightning,[3] before it crashed in Sitai Village, Yongfeng Township.[1] The fuselage came down between 20 kilometres (12 mi; 11 nmi) and 30 kilometres (19 mi; 16 nmi) from Wuhan in two sections; half of the aircraft fell on a dike on the Han River, the other half impacted with a farmhouse. All 40 passengers and four crew were killed, along with seven people on the ground.[1][4]
Aftermathedit
In the aftermath of the accident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) ordered all Wuhan Airlines' six other Xian Y-7 aircraft be grounded until the cause of the crash was determined. In July they were permitted to return to service after safety inspections were carried out and flight crews received more training. The CAAC ordered all Xian Y-7 aircraft be removed from scheduled passenger service by June 1, 2001.[1]
Causeedit
The cause was determined to be the adverse weather the aircraft encountered, specifically the lightning strike.[5][6] Other causes were the flight crew and air traffic control both violating standard operating procedures for severe weather, and incorrect decision making by the captain.[7][8]
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January 01, 1970
wuhan, airlines, flight, domestic, scheduled, passenger, flight, between, enshi, airport, wuhan, tianhe, international, airport, both, hubei, province, central, china, june, 2000, wuhan, airlines, xian, registration, 3479, flying, route, crashed, after, encoun. Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 was a domestic scheduled passenger flight between Enshi Airport and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport both in Hubei province Central China On June 22 2000 the Wuhan Airlines Xian Y 7 registration B 3479 flying the route crashed after encountering an area of adverse weather the aircraft was struck by lightning and encountered windshear Wuhan Airlines Flight 343A Wuhan Airlines Y 7 similar to the aircraft involedAccidentDate22 July 2003 2003 07 22 SummaryCrashed in adverse weather conditionsSiteHanyang District Wuhan China 30 36 N 114 18 E 30 6 N 114 3 E 30 6 114 3Total fatalities49Total survivors0AircraftAircraft typeXian Y 7OperatorWuhan AirlinesIATA flight No WU343ICAO flight No CWU343RegistrationB 3479Flight originEnshi AirportDestinationWuhan Tianhe International AirportOccupants42 1 Passengers38Crew4Fatalities42Survivors0Ground casualtiesGround fatalities7 Location of Hubei in China Immediately after the accident China ordered all of Wuhan Airlines Xian Y 7 aircraft be grounded One month after the accident they were allowed to resume service The accident remains the deadliest involving a Xian Y 7 aircraft 1 Contents 1 Accident 2 Aftermath 3 Cause 4 See also 5 ReferencesAccident editThe Wuhan Airlines Xian Y 7 aircraft departed Enshi Airport on 22 June 2000 for a flight to Wuhan Wangjiadun Airport As the aircraft approached Wuhan the flight crew were informed of adverse weather conditions in the area of the airport The flight crew circled the airport for approximately 30 minutes waiting for the weather to improve during this time they debated whether to divert to another airport but the pilot decided to continue to try and land at Wuhan 1 Weather stations recorded 451 thunderclaps in ten minutes during the 30 minute period the aircraft was circling above the airport 1 At approximately 15 00 local time 2 the aircraft was impacted by windshear 1 and struck by lightning 3 before it crashed in Sitai Village Yongfeng Township 1 The fuselage came down between 20 kilometres 12 mi 11 nmi and 30 kilometres 19 mi 16 nmi from Wuhan in two sections half of the aircraft fell on a dike on the Han River the other half impacted with a farmhouse All 40 passengers and four crew were killed along with seven people on the ground 1 4 Aftermath editIn the aftermath of the accident the Civil Aviation Administration of China CAAC ordered all Wuhan Airlines six other Xian Y 7 aircraft be grounded until the cause of the crash was determined In July they were permitted to return to service after safety inspections were carried out and flight crews received more training The CAAC ordered all Xian Y 7 aircraft be removed from scheduled passenger service by June 1 2001 1 Cause editThe cause was determined to be the adverse weather the aircraft encountered specifically the lightning strike 5 6 Other causes were the flight crew and air traffic control both violating standard operating procedures for severe weather and incorrect decision making by the captain 7 8 See also edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp China portal LANSA Flight 508 Air France Flight 447 2002 Bristow Helicopters Sikorsky S 76A crash List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft 2000 in aviationReferences editExternal image nbsp Image gallery of crash site of B 3479 usurped a b c d e f g h Ranter Harro Accident description aviation safety net Aviation Safety Network Retrieved 1 January 2011 Air Crash Killing 42 in Central China s Wuhan People s Daily 23 June 2000 Retrieved 1 January 2011 42 die after lightning strikes Chinese plane The Independent 22 June 2000 Archived from the original on 7 May 2022 Retrieved 1 January 2010 武航空难共有四十九人死亡 Forty nine people died in Wuhan Airlines crash China News Service in Chinese 24 June 2000 Retrieved 22 June 2021 Accident details PlaneCrashInfo com Retrieved 1 January 2011 武汉航空公司Y7 100 B3479号飞机 6 22 空难事故的调查分析 Investigation and Analysis of Wuhan Airlines Y7 100 B3479 Aircraft 6 22 Air Crash hbsafety cn in Chinese 22 December 2006 Archived from the original on 18 September 2010 Retrieved 22 June 2021 武汉 6 22 空难为重大责任事故 Wuhan 6 22 air crash is a major liability accident news enorth com cn in Chinese North com News Center 15 April 2001 Retrieved 22 June 2021 武汉航空公司 6 22 特大飞行事故案例分析 交通运输案例 风险管理世界网 Wuhan Airlines 6 22 Extraordinary Flight Accident Case Analysis Transportation Case Risk Management World Network www riskmw com in Chinese 10 August 2010 Archived from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 22 June 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 amp oldid 1220711369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
