2012 Air Bagan Fokker 100 crash at Heho Airport (XY-AGC)

Flight details and departure sequence On 25 December 2012 at 0603 local time, an Air Bagan Ltd Fokker 100 aircraft registered XY-AGC (MSN-11327) departed Yangon International Airport (VYYY) for Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) on a scheduled passenger flight. The pilot in command (PIC) served as pilot flying. After 60 passengers disembarked and 46 boarded, the aircraft was refueled, and the PIC completed the briefing and aircraft checks. At 0826 local time, the aircraft departed Mandalay International Airport (VYMD) for Heho Airport (VYHH). On board were the PIC, first officer (FO), four cabin crew members, and 65 passengers, totaling 71 people. The first officer was designated as pilot flying for this leg. The aircraft climbed to flight level 130 and cruised at an indicated airspeed of 250 knots. ## Approach and collision The PIC contacted Heho ATC at flight level 130 and 50 nautical miles from Heho. Heho ATC reported calm winds, visibility of 3,000 meters, distinct fog, a temperature of 17°C, QNH 1018 mb, and runway 36. Around 0836 local time, the first officer began the crew briefing and called out that the radio altimeter was alive. The aircraft descended to 9,000 feet and continued overhead the Heho NDB. At about 0847 local time, while heading 220 degrees and descending to 6,000 feet, the aircraft commenced a non-precision NDB approach to runway 36. During the final inbound track, about 2.5 nautical miles from the runway at 08:52:349, the EGPWS aural warning called out “500.” The PIC initiated “Alt hold” at about 0853, just before the EGPWS alerts “100,” “50,” “40,” and “30.” The aircraft struck 66 kV power lines, trees, telephone cables, and a fence, then collided with terrain short of the runway, coming to rest approximately 0.7 nautical miles from the threshold. During the ground collision, both wings separated, and a fire began almost immediately. Cabin crews initiated an emergency evacuation. One aircraft occupant and one motorcyclist on the ground were fatally injured. Seventy occupants and one motorcyclist survived, and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.