China Airlines B738 at Busan on Jun 12th 2025, landed on wrong runway
Last Update: June 20, 2025 / 19:24:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Airlines
Flight number
CI-186
Departure
Taipei, Taiwan
Destination
Busan, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
B-18661
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
South Korea's Transport Safety Council confirmed they received such a report.
Taiwan's TSB also confirmed to have received such a report, they have contacted their South Korean counterparts.
The airline reported they have opened an internal investigation. The crew did not comply with tower instructions while landing in Busan.
On Jun 20th 2025 the TTSB reported that the aircraft was cleared for a VOR-A approach to runway 18R, the aircraft however landed on runway 18L. South Korea's ARAIB have opened an investigation into the occurrence, the TTSB is participating in the investigation.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 12, 2025
Classification
Incident
Airline
China Airlines
Flight number
CI-186
Departure
Taipei, Taiwan
Destination
Busan, South Korea
Aircraft Registration
B-18661
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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