SQ 006 accident at Taiwan in Oct 2000 - Airliners-India

vivekman · Member

SQ 006 accident at Taiwan in Oct 2000

karatecatman · Member

Bad one.

Made a huge hole in SIA's safety record.

They were very ashamed about what happened.

the_380 · Member

in fact SQ even changed the flight number on that route!

vivekman · Member

This is common practice among airlines fuelled by paranoia. TWA also did the same thing

the_380 wrote:
in fact SQ even changed the flight number on that route!

the_380 · Member

vivekman wrote:

It was a Boeing 747-400 and 83 people were killed in the incident

But the B747-400 is still the most trusted aircraft

vivekman · Member

Yup the 747-400 is good! In fact the SQ accident was not the aircraft's fault, but a human error!

stealthpilot · Member

The SQ 006 accident is infamous; the Taiwan authorities pointed the finger at the SQ pilots while Singapore Airlines tried to blame the airport lighting system.

Although many people blame only at the crew, they must realise that inadequate airport signs are very very dangerous. Before the accident many other airlines had complained of not only inadequate lighting at the airport but also misleading ground markings if Im not mistaken. I am not saying the accident wasn’t the crews fault, but it demonstrates how many (easily solvable) factors lead to a disaster.
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karatecatman · Member

The SQ pilot is supposed to have made his way folowing signs onto a runway that had been closed for repair or was shut.

Many blame the pilot.

-- Edited by karatecatman at 01:05, 2006-06-13

HAWK21M · Member

Sad Accident.Complicated by Weather.

regds

MEL