A Pakistan International Airlines plane has crashed on its way coming into Karachi Airport on a flight from Lahore today. The plane was carrying 91 passengers and eight crew, flying from Lahore to Karachi Airport. The cockpit crew made a Mayday Call to the ATC, reporting the loss of engine power.
Apparently, the plane tried to make a second attempt at landing after a go-around and crashed into a residential colony, Model Colony about two miles out of the airport. So far, two passengers on the plane have been found as survivors. You can hear the ATC audio here.
A video of the incident shows black smoke emerging from the crash site.
Pakistan had just recently opened up commercial flights after a long grounding on passenger aviation due to the CoVid-19 pandemic.
My thoughts are with those on-board and their families.
(This is a developing story)
This video talks about the possible cause being impact on ground during the first approach that was aborted due to landing gear failure. Not confirmed but is interesting.
https://youtu.be/AwfkN5M-bSY
No earlier in *xx date* we had xx article link in this article? Feels strange
@Dear Troll, would you rather that there be more air accidents for these links? I vehemently disagree.