TransAsia Airways Flight 222

TransAsia Airways Flight 222
	The aircraft involved, B-22810, an ATR 72, on 18 July 2014
Accident
Date	23 July 2014
Summary	Failed go-around; happened during heavy storm
Site	Near Xixi village, Huxi, Penghu, Taiwan (Republic of China) ; 23°35′N 119°38′E / 23.58°N 119.64°E
Aircraft
Aircraft type	ATR 72-500
Operator	TransAsia Airways
Registration	B-22810
Flight origin	Kaohsiung International Airport
Destination	Magong Airport
Passengers	54
Crew	4
Fatalities	48
Injuries	14 (5 on ground)
Survivors	10

TransAsia Airways Flight 222 (GE222/TNA222)^[4] was a scheduled domestic flight from Kaohsiung International Airport to Magong Airport on 23 July 2014. It had 54 passengers and 4 crew members on board. It crashed at Magong, Penghu Island when it was trying to land. 49 people died in the crash.^[5] It tried a go-around after it failed to land on its first try. It crashed at Huxi and caused a fire involving two homes. ^[6] Typhoon Matmo also passed through Taiwan and caused a heavy thunderstorm and rain.

References

↑ "Dozens dead as plane crashes on Taiwanese resort island of Penghu during storm". South China Morning Post. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Lee, Hsin-Yin (24 July 2014). "48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ "復興班機澎湖墜機　49罹難14傷" (in Chinese). Apple Daily Taiwan. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ "Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash 'kills dozens'". BBC News. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ "48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash". Central News Agency. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ "47 dead, 11 injured in Penghu plane crash: reports". Taiwan News. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[SCMP-1] "Dozens dead as plane crashes on Taiwanese resort island of Penghu during storm". South China Morning Post. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[FTW_Fatalities-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Lee, Hsin-Yin (24 July 2014). "48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[apple-3] "復興班機澎湖墜機　49罹難14傷" (in Chinese). Apple Daily Taiwan. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[4] "Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash 'kills dozens'". BBC News. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[5] "48 confirmed dead, 10 injured in TransAsia plane crash". Central News Agency. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[TN1-6] "47 dead, 11 injured in Penghu plane crash: reports". Taiwan News. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.

[1]