Occurrence | |
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Date | 12 May 2022 |
Summary | Rejected takeoff |
Site | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, Yubei District, Chongqing, China 29°44′12.912″N 106°39′59.438″E / 29.73692000°N 106.66651056°E (approx.)[1] |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Airbus A319-115 |
Operator | Tibet Airlines |
IATA flight No. | TV9833 |
ICAO flight No. | TBA9833 |
Call sign | TIBET 9833 |
Registration | B-6425 |
Flight origin | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport |
Destination | Nyingchi Mainling Airport |
Occupants | 122 |
Passengers | 113 |
Crew | 9 |
Fatalities | 0 |
Injuries | 36[2] |
Survivors | 122 (all) |
Tibet Airlines Flight 9833 was a scheduled commercial passenger flight in China from Chongqing to Nyingchi by Tibet Airlines. On 12 May 2022, the A319-100 aircraft operating the service suffered a runway excursion, causing both engines to separate, followed by a fire near the front of the aircraft.[3] 36 people were injured during the evacuation.[2][4][5]
During the aircraft's takeoff roll on runway 03/21,[6] the pilots experienced an "abnormality" and aborted the takeoff. The plane veered off the runway, its engines detaching in the process. The engines, as well as the front of the aircraft, subsequently caught on fire. All 122 passengers and crew evacuated with 36 of them suffering minor injuries.[7]
The aircraft involved in the accident is an Airbus A319-100 with the registration of B-6425 and serial number 5157. It was delivered to Tibet Airlines on 23 November 2012. The plane was equipped with CFM56 engines[8] and had Sharklets fitted in December 2018.
One week after the accident the Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) open the investigation.[5]
Due to preliminary informations the airplane aborted the takeoff and veered off the runway. A fire to the fuselage come after the crash, but all occupants managed to escape safely from the airplane. Both engines detached from the aircraft as a result of sliding on the taxiway surface before coming to a stop.[6]
On 4 August 2023, CAAC announced that technical investigation of the accident had completed, the cause had been found and the final report would be released to the public.[9]