Flydubai Flight 981 Crash at Rostov-on-Don (А6-FDN)

Flight Details and Initial Approach On the night of March 18–19, 2016, a Flydubai crew consisting of a captain and a first officer operated a Boeing 737-8KN, registration A6-FDN, on scheduled international passenger flight FDB 981/982 between Dubai (OMDB) and Rostov-on-Don (URRR). The aircraft departed Dubai at 18:37 on March 18, 2016, and climbed to flight level 360 by 18:59:30. The flight proceeded at that level until descent began at 22:17. Before descending, the crew requested current weather and runway information for Rostov-on-Don. During the initial approach to runway 22, the crew reported wind shear detected by the onboard warning system and executed a go-around at 22:42:05 from 1,080 feet (330 m) above the runway elevation. The aircraft then held at flight level 080 and later at flight level 150. ## Second Approach and Impact At 00:23 on March 19, 2016, the crew requested clearance for a second approach, which was conducted using the instrument landing system. The autopilot was disconnected at 2,165 feet QNH (575 m QFE), and autothrottle was disconnected at 1,960 feet QNH (510 m QFE). During the second approach, the crew decided to go around again and began the maneuver at 00:40:50 from approximately 830 feet (253 m) above the runway elevation. After reaching 3,350 feet (1,020 m) above the runway elevation, the aircraft entered a steep descent and struck the ground at 00:41:49. The impact occurred on the paved surface about 120 m from the threshold of runway 22, with a nose-down pitch angle of about 50 degrees and an indicated airspeed of about 340 kt (630 km/h).