ISPR, the Pakistani military's media wing, reported that special forces of the Pakistan Army and Pakistan Rangers had set up a cordon. The narrow streets and alleys comprising the area inhibited the rescue services. The pilot had a flying experience of 18,000 flight hours. One of the pilots responded again by stating that he was satisfied and able to handle the situation, and that he was prepared for landing. ATC issued a second instruction to turn to descend. When only 10 nautical miles (19 km 12 mi) from the airport, the aircraft was at an altitude of 7,000 feet instead of 3,000 feet (910 m). Instead of descending, one of the pilots responded by saying that he was satisfied with the descent profile. At 14:30 the plane was 15 nautical miles (28 km 17 mi) from Karachi, at Makli, flying at an altitude of 10,000 feet (3,000 m) instead of the recommended 7,000 feet (2,100 m), when ATC issued its first warning to reduce altitude. The Economic Times, an Indian publication, reported that the pilots had ignored warnings from air traffic control about the height and speed of the aircraft on approach. Observers noted that the plane's backup ram air turbine (RAT) was deployed, the purpose of which is to supply power to the aeroplane's control systems when both engines have failed and without the auxiliary power unit (APU) running. This is supported by the conversation between the aircraft and air traffic control which indicates that the aircraft was constantly losing altitude. This made it impossible for the aircraft to maintain altitude, causing it to crash during its return to the airfield. When the pilot went around, it is believed damage had already been caused to both engines from this contact, leading to engine failure after the go-around. Friction marks on the runway suggested there had been some ground contact at the runway's 1,400-metre (4,500 ft) mark, the plane's left engine is believed to have scraped the runway at the 1,700-metre (5,500 ft) mark, the right engine made contact. The landing gear was still in the retracted position when the aircraft attempted its first landing. Īccording to officials from Pakistan's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), complications had arisen during the aircraft's first descent.
One of the pilots told the controller, "we are returning back, sir, we have lost engines." Twelve seconds later, one of the pilots declared a mayday emergency, which was the final communication with the aircraft. ATC confirmed to the pilot that he was cleared to use either of the airport's two runways, requesting, "Confirm your attempt on belly?" According to PIA's CEO, Arshad Malik, a technical fault prompted the aircraft to make a go-around rather than land, even though both runways were available. One of the pilots subsequently radioed air traffic control (ATC) reporting landing gear issues and the failure of both engines. The aircraft initially made an aborted landing attempt, apparently with the landing gear not deployed. The crash was captured on video by a CCTV camera on the roof of one of these buildings (this building was further away from the crash site and not damaged), which shows the aircraft just before crashing into the neighborhood. The crash damaged buildings in the area, some of which caught fire. The aircraft's wings were reported as being on fire in the moments before the plane crashed into rooftops. : 10 and was near the end of its 90-minute journey, when it crashed at around 14:45 (09:45 UTC) into the densely-populated neighborhood of Model Colony around 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) from the airport. The flight, piloted by captain Sajjad Gul and first officer Usman Azam, took off from Lahore at 13:05. Eight people on the ground were also injured in the accident, one of whom later succumbed to her injuries.
Of the 91 passengers and 8 crew on board the aircraft, 97 were killed, and two passengers survived with injuries. On, the Airbus A320 flown crashed in Model Colony, a densely populated residential area of Karachi only a few kilometres from the runway, while on a second approach after a failed landing. Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 was a scheduled domestic flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan AP-BLD, the aircraft involved in the accident, seen in 2016Ĭrashed on go around under investigation
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