Singapore Airlines Flight 006
9V-SPK, the aircraft involved in the accident, in May 2000.
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| Accident summary | |
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| Date | 31 October 2000 |
| Summary | Attempted takeoff on closed runway pilot error collision with construction equipment lack of ground radar bad weather and visibility |
| Site |
Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport, Taoyuan, Taiwan 25°4′35″N 121°13′26″E / 25.07639°N 121.22389°ECoordinates: 25°4′35″N 121°13′26″E / 25.07639°N 121.22389°E |
| Passengers | 159 |
| Crew | 20 |
| Fatalities | 83 (including 2 in hospital) |
| Injuries (non-fatal) | 71 |
| Survivors | 96 |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 747-412 |
| Operator | Singapore Airlines |
| Registration | 9V-SPK |
| Flight origin | Singapore Changi Airport |
| Stopover | Chiang Kai-shek Int'l Airport, now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport |
| Destination | Los Angeles Int'l Airport |
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 (SQ006/SIA006) was a scheduled Singapore Airlines passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in Taipei, Taiwan. On 31 October 2000, at 23:17 Taipei local time (15:17 UTC), the Boeing 747-412 operating the flight attempted to take off from the wrong runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport during a typhoon. The aircraft crashed into construction equipment on the runway, killing 83 of the 179 occupants aboard. As of 2014, the accident is the third-deadliest on Taiwanese soil, behind Far Eastern Air Transport Flight 103 and China Airlines Flight 676. It is also the only crash of a 747-400 (as well as of a Singapore Airlines aircraft) to result in passenger fatalities.
The aircraft involved in the accident was a Boeing 747-412, registered as 9V-SPK with manufacturer's serial number 28023, powered by four Pratt & Whitney PW4056 engines. It was the 1099th Boeing 747 built and had been delivered to Singapore Airlines on 21 January 1997. It had its last maintenance check on 16 September 2000, and had no defects.
The captain of the flight was Foong Chee Kong (age 41). He was a very experienced pilot with more than 11,200 hours of total flying time to his credit. He was considered a competent, above-average pilot and had logged just over 2,000 hours in Boeing 747-400 aircraft. His first officer was Latiff Cyrano (age 36), who had more than 2,400 total flight hours. The third member of the crew was relief pilot Ng Kheng Leng (age 38). He had approximately 5,500 total flight hours.
At 15:00 UTC, 23:00 Taipei local time on 31 October 2000, 9V-SPK left Bay B5 during heavy rain caused by Typhoon Xangsane. At 23:05:57, ground control cleared the aircraft to taxi to runway 05L via "taxiway Sierra Sierra West Cross" and "November Papa". At 23:15:22, the aircraft was cleared for takeoff on runway 05L. Many carriers in Southeast and East Asia take off during inclement weather.
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