Emirates Flight 521 was
a scheduled international passenger flight from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, operated
by Emirates using a Boeing 777-300. On 3 August 2016, the aircraft carrying
282 passengers and 18 crew crashed while landing at Dubai International Airport. All
300 people on board survived the accident; 24 were injured, one seriously. An
airport firefighter died during the rescue operation and another eight were
injured. The accident is the only hull loss of an Emirates aircraft. The aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-31H with the registration A6-EMW, serial number 32700, and line number 434. It was
equipped with two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines and was thirteen years
old, having made its first flight on 7 March 2003. It was delivered new to
Emirates on 28 March 2003, and had logged more than 58,000 flight hours in
13,000 cycles before the crash. On 3 August
2016, Flight EK521 took off from Trivandrum International
Airport (TRV) at 10:34 IST (05:04 UTC), 29
minutes after its scheduled departure time. It was scheduled to land at Dubai
International Airport (DXB) at 12:24 GST (08:24 UTC).
The approach and landing were normal from the air traffic control (ATC)
point of view, with no emergency declared according to ATC recordings at the
time. The crew reported that they were going around, after which the tower
instructed them to climb to 4,000 feet, which was acknowledged by the crew.
Shortly after, the tower instructed the next flight to go around and alerted
emergency services. Wind shear and an ambient temperature of 48 °C
(118 °F) were reported.
A6-EMW, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2009
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| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 3 August 2016 |
| Summary | Crashed during go-around, under Investigation |
| Site | Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 25°15′10″N 55°21′52″E |
| Total fatalities | 1 |
| Total injuries | 32 |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 777-31H |
| Operator | Emirates |
| IATA flight No. | EK521 |
| ICAO flight No. | UAE521 |
| Call sign | Emirates 521 |
| Registration | A6-EMW |
| Flight origin | Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram, India |
| Destination | Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Occupants | 300 |
| Passengers | 282 |
| Crew | 18 |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 24 |
| Survivors | 300 (all) |
| Ground casualties | |
| Ground fatalities | 1 |
| Ground injuries | 8 |
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