Joy MA60 at Fuzhou on May 10th 2015, runway excursion on 6G landing
Last Update: May 15, 2015 / 14:28:42 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 10, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Joy Air
Flight number
JR-1529
Departure
Yiwu, China
Destination
Fuzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-3476
Aircraft Type
XIAN MA-60
ICAO Type Designator
MA60
Airport ICAO Code
ZSFZ
The airport was closed until 17:30L (09:30Z).
The airline reported 5 passengers received minor injuries in the evacuation after the aircraft came to a stop.
China's Civil Aviation Authority opened an investigation into the accident and took both black boxes into custody, initial read out of the recorders does not suggest any fault with the aircraft prior to touch down. The aircraft had entered service in 2013 and had since accumulated 3149 flight hours in 2586 flight cycles.
On May 13th 2015 China's Civil Aviation Authority (CAAC) reported the approach was normal until 38 feet AGL when the pilot pulled the thrust levers below flight idle disengaging the lock to prevent settings below flight idle while airborne. This resulted in loss of lift and increase of rate of descent, the aircraft touched down at approximately 1500 fpm producing a vertical acceleration of +6G which resulted in airframe, wing, engine and gear damage and subsequent loss of control that resulted in the runway excursion.
On May 15th 2015 the CAAC added that the thrust levers were placed below flight idle at 38 feet AGL and reached ground idle at 28 feet AGL. The captain ignored the condition that the levers had been placed below flight idle while still airborne, against the requirements of the flight crew operating manual FCOM. The first officer, pilot flying, did not perform to basic operating standards. The CAAC noted, that this was not an isolated event, this kind of aircraft handling has been found as a fleetwide "standard", even taught during training. The handling and "standard operating procedures", applied not only by Joy Air but other MA60 operators, too, were not based on regulations and the standard FCOM but on "test" experiences: if the aircraft had no accident during such abuse the practise was adopted into daily operation. The CAAC also reported that the safety management of Joy Air is in conflict with the regulations. The CAAC pledged to use all necessary measures to ensure safety of Civil Aviation in China.
Metars:
ZSFZ 100600Z 05007MPS 9999 FEW020 OVC030 22/17 Q1014 NOSIG
ZSFZ 100500Z 04006MPS 9999 SCT017 OVC030 24/18 Q1014 NOSIG
ZSFZ 100400Z 03006MPS 360V060 9999 SCT017 OVC033 23/17 Q1014 NOSIG
ZSFZ 100300Z 02006MPS 9999 BKN020 OVC033 22/17 Q1015 NOSIG
ZSFZ 100200Z 03007MPS 9999 OVC019 21/17 Q1015 NOSIG
ZSFZ 100100Z 03006MPS 9999 FEW017 OVC027 21/17 Q1015 NOSIG
ZSFZ 100000Z 03006MPS 9999 OVC020 20/17 Q1015 NOSIG
ZSFZ 092300Z 03006MPS 9999 OVC020 20/17 Q1014 NOSIG
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 10, 2015
Classification
Accident
Cause
Runway excursion
Airline
Joy Air
Flight number
JR-1529
Departure
Yiwu, China
Destination
Fuzhou, China
Aircraft Registration
B-3476
Aircraft Type
XIAN MA-60
ICAO Type Designator
MA60
Airport ICAO Code
ZSFZ
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