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Emirates Flight 521

Emirates Flight 521
A6-EMW, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in January 2016
Accident
Date3 August 2016 (2016-08-03)
SummaryCrashed on runway during attempted go-around
SiteDubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
25°14′51″N 55°22′46″E / 25.24750°N 55.37944°E / 25.24750; 55.37944
Total fatalities1
Total injuries39
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBoeing 777-31H
OperatorEmirates
IATA flight No.EK521
ICAO flight No.UAE521
Call signEMIRATES 521
RegistrationA6-EMW
Flight originTrivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram, India
DestinationDubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Occupants300
Passengers282
Crew18
Fatalities0
Injuries32
Survivors300
Ground casualties
Ground fatalities1
Ground injuries7

Emirates Flight 521 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Thiruvananthapuram, India, to Dubai, United Arab Emirates,[1] operated by Emirates using a Boeing 777-300.[2] On 3 August 2016 the aircraft, carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew,[3][4] crashed while landing at Dubai International Airport.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

All 300 people on board survived the accident; 32 occupants were injured and 4 occupants were seriously injured.[11] An airport firefighter died during the rescue operation; another seven firefighters were injured.[11][10] The accident is the only hull loss of an Emirates aircraft.[12]

  1. ^ @Emirates (3 August 2016). "Emirates airline on Twitter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Playback of Emirates flight EK521". Flightradar24. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Georgina (3 August 2016). "Smoke pours from plane after 'crash-landing' incident at Dubai Airport". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Emirates flight EK521 from Thiruvananthapuram crash lands at Dubai airport – Firstpost". 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ @Emirates (3 August 2016). "Emirates airline on Twitter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Emirates plane crash-lands at Dubai airport". BBC News. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Preliminary Report AAIS Case No: AIFN/0008/2016 Runway Impact During Attempted Go-Around" (PDF). General Civil Aviation Authority. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. ^ Dean, Jon (3 August 2016). "Emirates plane crash fire: Live updates after jet crash-lands at Dubai International Airport with 24 Brits on board". Mirror. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  9. ^ Burke, Louise (3 August 2016). "Dubai plane crash: Emirates expects network-wide delay after flight EK521 bursts into flames on crash-landing". Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  10. ^ a b "Firefighter dies responding to Emirates plane fire at Dubai airport". The National (UAE). 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  11. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Final was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Fire guts Emirates jet after hard landing; one firefighter dies". Reuters. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.

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