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| Date: | Friday 14 December 2018 |
| Time: | 00:19 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 747-409F |
| Owner/operator: | China Airlines Cargo |
| Registration: | B-18717 |
| MSN: | 30769/1346 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) -
 Taiwan
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok International Airport (HKG/VHHH) |
| Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE/RCTP) | |
| Investigating agency: | TTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
China Airlines Cargo flight CI6844, a B747-400F aircraft, registration number B-18717, took off from Hong Kong International Airport for Taoyuan International Airport. The aircraft undershot runway 05L threshold during landing at 00:19 in the morning (16:19 UTC, December 13).
The aircraft struck several runway lights located short of the threshold.
Findings related to probable causes
1. The operation of the pilot-flying, first officer, was not able to adequately control and use between both of the pitch attitude of the aircraft and the power lever to maintain the aircraft in the glide slope with proper attitude during approach at this flight, the improper timing of the landing flare and inadequate power lever controlling led a hard landing outside the touchdown zone, these indicated the ability of the manual landing control did not meet the safety landing standards.
2. The pilot monitoring, pilot-in-command, was not able to stay in vigilant during approaching and landing operation of the junior pilot-flying at this flight, When the aircraft had an abnormal situation, it was too late to take-over the operation or called out go-around, it caused the hard landing.
Findings related to risk
1. The planning or the execution of “Junior Capt/FO Proficiency Monitoring Program” was not able to effectively manage the operations of the manual landing stays within the safe landing boundaries.
2. The runway exposed in the risk of foreign object contamination inasmuch as the occurrence flight crew did not exactly report the situation they encountered to the tower and China Airline after landing.
Weather about the time of the incident (1619Z):
RCTP 131600Z 06020KT 9999 -RA SCT012 BKN018 BKN050 17/16 Q1025 NOSIG RMK A3028 RA AMT 0.4MM
RCTP 131700Z 06019G29KT 9999 -DZ FEW010 BKN016 BKN050 17/16 Q1025 WS R05L NOSIG RMK A3028
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ttsb.gov.tw/media/3805/ci6844-executive-summary.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2018 17:47 | Goklerdeyiz.net | Added |
| 18-Dec-2018 17:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2018 17:56 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2018 17:59 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Photo] |
| 27-May-2024 17:24 | ASN | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report] |
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