AW | 2016 03 21 09:03

AIRLINES  ACCIDENT

 FLYDUBAI FZ 981

Status:	Preliminary
Date:	Saturday 19 March 2016
Time:	03:41
Type:	Boeing 737-8KN (WL)
Operator:	flydubai
Registration:	A6-FDN
C/n / msn:	40241/3517
First flight:	2010-12-21 (5 years 3 months)
Engines:	2 CFMI CFM56-7B27
Crew:	Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Passengers:	Fatalities: 55 / Occupants: 55
Total:	Fatalities: 62 / Occupants: 62
Airplane damage:	Destroyed
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Rostov Airport (ROV) (   Russia)
Phase:	Approach (APR)
Nature:	International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Dubai Airport (DXB/OMDB), United Arab Emirates
Destination airport:	Rostov Airport (ROV/URRR), Russia
Flightnumber:	FZ981

Narrative:
A Boeing 737-800 aircraft, operated by FlyDubai as Flight FZ981 from Dubai, impacted airport terrain during a second approach attempt in bad weather to Rostov-On-Don Airport in Southern Russia. The airplane was destroyed and the 55 passengers and 7 crew fatally injured.
Flight 981 departed Dubai at 18:37 hours UTC on March 18. At 22:43 UTC (01:43 local time) the aircraft aborted the approach to runway 22 at Rostov Airport and began circling the area until it entered a holding pattern at 23:25 UTC.
The flight left the holding pattern at 00:28 UTC (03:28 LT) and descended towards Rostov for another attempted approach to runway 22. The aircraft crashed on airport terrain during this attempt. ADS-B data recorded by Flightradar24 show the aircraft descending to an altitude of 1550 feet when it began to climb again at 3 NM (5,6 km) short of the runway. It reached about 3975 feet until the airplane entered a steep descent before impacting airport terrain.

00:00 UTC / 03:00 local time:
URRR 190000Z 24010MPS 8000 -SHRA SCT017 BKN040CB OVC100 06/03 Q0998 WS R22 R22/290046 TEMPO 25015G20MPS 1000 SHRA BR SCT003 BKN020CB RMK QFE741/0988

00:30 UTC / 03:30 local time:
URRR 190030Z 24012G19MPS 6000 -SHRA SCT018 BKN036CB OVC100 06/04 Q0998 R22/290046 TEMPO 25017G25MPS 1000 SHRA BR SCT003 BKN020CB RMK QFE741/0988
Wind 240 degrees, 12 m/s gusting to 19 m/s; Visibility 6000m; light rain showers; Scattered couds at 1800 feet, broken Cumulonimbus clouds at 3600 feet, overcast at 10000 feet; Temperature 6°C; Dew point 4°C

22:30 UTC / 01:30 local time:
URRR 182230Z 25011G17MPS 4200 -SHRA SCT016 BKN033CB OVC100 06/03 Q1000 R22/290046 TEMPO 25015G20MPS 1000 SHRA BR SCT003 BKN020CB RMK QFE742/0990
Wind 250 degrees, 11 m/s gusting to 17 m/s; Visibility 4200m; light rain showers; Scattered couds at 1600 feet, broken Cumulonimbus clouds at 3300 feet, overcast at 10000 feet; Temperature 6°C; Dew point 3°C

23:00 UTC / 02:00 local time:
URRR 182300Z 24009G15MPS 4500 -SHRA SCT017 BKN036CB OVC100 05/03 Q0999 WS R22 R22/290046 TEMPO 25015G20MPS 1000 SHRA BR SCT003 BKN020CB RMK QFE742/0989

23:30 UTC / 02:30 local time:
URRR 182330Z 24012MPS 3900 -SHRA SCT019 BKN036CB OVC100 06/03 Q0999 WS R22 R22/290046 TEMPO 25015G20MPS 1000 SHRA BR SCT003 BKN020CB RMK QFE741/0989

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SOURCE: aviation-safety.net

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