Accident
The approach to Budapest-Ferihegy Airport runway 31L was conducted in poor weather conditions with limited visibility due to fog. On short final, the pilot-in-command elected to make a go-around. The airplane struck the ground and crashed 1,360 meters short of the runway 31L threshold and 120 meters to the left of its centerline. The airplane crashed and burned, and all nine crew members who were completing a ferry flight from Berlin-Schönefeld Airport were killed.
Conditions
At the time of the accident, horizontal visibility was reported as 300 meters, with a runway visual range (RVR) of 1,500 meters for runway 31L. The vertical visibility was 30 meters.
Investigation
The investigation determined the probable cause: the crew mistook the runway lights for the apron lights. The pilot-in-command changed his decisions four times during the 27 seconds preceding impact before initiating the go-around procedure.