| Accident Description: | The aircraft departed Beijing at 8:37am local time as flight CA129 to Pusan's Kimhae Airport. While turning onto final approach to Runway 18R at Kimhae, the aircraft impacted rising, wooded terrain, broke apart, and caught fire. Weather around the time of the accident was reported as follows:
RKPK 150300Z 21009KT 4000 -RA BR SCT005 BKN010 OVC025 16/13 Q1015
Translated: Wind from 210° at 9 knots, surface visibility 4000 meters, light Rain and mist, scattered clouds at 500ft, broken cloud layer at 1000ft, overcast cloud layer at 2500ft, temperature 16°c, dewpoint 13°c, barometric pressure 1015 milibars. |
