The plane crashed on the morning of August 25, 2010
At around 22:10 on August 24, 2010, a passenger plane flying from Harbin to Yichun landed at Yichun Airport. It broke into two pieces when approaching the runway and crashed. Some passengers were injured when the accident occurred. Being thrown out of the cabin, there was little hope of survival. There were 91 passengers on board, including 5 children. The "August 24" crash killed 42 people and 54 people survived. According to the situation at the crash site and the memories of survivors, the aircraft did not burn or explode in the air, and preliminary investigations found no signs of man-made damage. The black box of the crashed plane has been found, and the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.
Night flight conditions are complex
Yichun Airport is located at the intersection of valleys and floodplains Yichun Lindu Airport is a newly built airport, and the airport is located at the intersection of valleys and floodplains. Therefore, night flight conditions are more complicated. The "Operation Safety Measures for Yichun/Lindu Airport" document issued by the Operation Safety Technology Department of China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch on August 27, 2009 clearly stated that "in principle, no night flights will be operated at Yichun Airport after September 1." . In the third part of this document, "Flight Safety Measures at Yichun Airport," the first item is "In principle, no night flights will be flown at Yichun Airport after September 1st." Others include "Not during the day, moderate rain, or at night." "Landing in the presence of precipitation", "Tailwind takeoffs and landings are not allowed", etc. The document states that Yichun Lindu Airport is a newly built airport located at the intersection of valleys and floodplains. Running east-west, the terrain south of the airport gradually increases. The terrain to the north of the site is gentle. In terms of climate, the weather gradually changes from heavy snowfall to sleet in spring, with frequent northwest and southeast winds; thunderstorms in summer; mainly sunny weather in autumn, with foggy mornings; northwest wind prevails in winter, and snowfall is mainly concentrated from December to December Early March of the following year. Why fly at night if night flights are not allowed? At 9 o'clock that night, the relative humidity in Yichun City was 98%. In the early morning of the 25th, there was heavy fog at the Yichun plane crash site, with visibility less than 200 meters.
In principle, Yichun Airport operates no night flights
Yichun Lindu Airport is the seventh airport opened in Heilongjiang. The technical level of the flight area is 4C, and it can take off and land A-320 series, B737 series and below aircraft with one soldier guarding the wreckage. Yichun Lindu Airport is a newly built airport located at the intersection of valleys and floodplains. Therefore, night flight conditions are more complicated. The "Operation Safety Measures for Yichun/Lindu Airport" document issued by the Operation Safety Technology Department of China Southern Airlines Heilongjiang Branch on August 27, 2009 clearly stated that "in principle, no night flights will be operated at Yichun Airport after September 1."
The Yichun route has been open for less than 1 month
The round-trip route from Harbin to Yichun will only be officially opened by Henan Airlines from August 10 this year, with one flight every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flight is operated by E190 regional passenger aircraft. The predecessor of Henan Airlines is Kunpeng Airlines. Kunpeng Airlines completed the change process of its main operating base and residence on March 29 this year, and officially changed its name to Henan Airlines.
It may be that the altitude was too low when landing
After surveying the crash site, a deputy director in charge of safety at the Civil Aviation Administration of China said that when the plane entered the planned landing area, the landing trajectory may have been different. The altitude was too low, causing the aircraft to fall to the ground before it reached the front end of the runway.
Henan Airlines general manager Li Qiang was dismissed. On the afternoon of the 25th, we learned from Henan Airlines that after the Henan Airlines board of directors decided to remove Li Qiang from the post of general manager of Henan Airlines, he would be appointed as a senior executive of Henan Airlines to respond to the air crash. Bowed to apologize and appointed Cao Bo as acting general manager of Henan Airlines. Cao Bo is now the chief pilot of Shenzhen Airlines, the parent company of Henan Airlines. On the 25th, we also learned from the China Civil Aviation System that in response to the "8·24" air crash, domestic airlines have taken actions one after another to urgently deploy relevant work for safe operations. Affected by the Yichun passenger plane crash on the evening of the 24th, Henan Airlines decided to cancel today's flight plan on the 25th, and all four E-190 passenger planes were grounded. As for the latest flight operations, Henan Airlines will make a decision based on the specific situation.