MACAO, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Friday issued the preliminary report of an incident involving a Beijing Capital Airlines flight which took place on Aug. 28 at Macao International Airport (MIA).
The report stated the factual information about the incident including the sequence of events, the damage to the aircraft, the weather and environment data. It also set out the direction for further investigation.
The report said a Beijing Capital Airlines flight destined to Macao from Beijing encountered a hard landing at MIA on Aug. 28, when the aircraft touched down heavily on the runway. The flight captain conducted miss approach procedures and decided to divert to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, where the aircraft landed safely.
There were a total of 157 passengers, three flight crew members and six cabin crew members on the plane. Five of the passengers encountered minor injuries during evacuation at the Shenzhen airport.
The report added that the aircraft type is Airbus A320-214. The incident has caused damages to the nose landing gear, the forward fuselage and the two engines of the aircraft.
As the aircraft is registered with the Chinese mainland, the investigation is jointly carried out by the civil aviation authorities of both sides. Macao's civil aviation authority has also invited the aircraft manufacturer Airbus as well as the civil aviation authorities of France where it is manufactured to take part in the investigation.
Macao's civil aviation authority pointed out that the comprehensive investigation is still underway and the continuing investigation will focus on the wheel debris, the flight data, the flight performance, the crew training and qualifications, the weather and environment influences, the aircraft maintenance history, and the air traffic control procedures.
