Back طيران آسيا الرحلة 8501 Arabic Indonesia AirAsia компаниялъул 8501 рейс AV AirAsia Hava Yolları reys 8501 Azerbaijani Полет 8501 на „Индонезия ЕърЕйжа“ Bulgarian ইন্দোনেশিয়া এয়ারএশিয়া ফ্লাইট ৮৫০১ Bengali/Bangla Vol 8501 d'Indonesia AirAsia Catalan Let Indonesia AirAsia 8501 Czech Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 Danish Indonesia-AirAsia-Flug 8501 German इण्डोनेशिया एयर एसिया विमान ८५०१ DTY
 PK-AXC, the aircraft involved in the accident, photographed in April 2014. | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 28 December 2014 |
| Summary | Crashed into the sea following pilot error; mishandled non-critical failure leading to stall |
| Site | Karimata Strait, Java Sea near Indonesia 3°37′23″S 109°42′43″E / 3.623°S 109.712°E[a] |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Airbus A320-216 |
| Operator | Indonesia AirAsia |
| IATA flight No. | QZ8501 |
| ICAO flight No. | AWQ8501 |
| Call sign | WAGON AIR 8501 |
| Registration | PK-AXC |
| Flight origin | Juanda International Airport, Surabaya, Indonesia |
| Destination | Changi Airport, Changi, Singapore |
| Occupants | 162 |
| Passengers | 155 |
| Crew | 7 |
| Fatalities | 162 |
| Survivors | 0 |
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 was a scheduled international passenger flight operated by Indonesia AirAsia from Surabaya, Java, Indonesia, to Singapore. On 28 December 2014, the Airbus A320-216 flying the route crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 162 of the people on board. When search operations ended in March 2015, only 116 bodies had been recovered. This is the only fatal accident involving Indonesia AirAsia.
In December 2015, the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT or NTSC) released a report concluding that a non-critical malfunction in the rudder control system prompted the captain to perform a non-standard reset of the on-board flight control computers. Control of the aircraft was subsequently lost, resulting in a stall and uncontrolled descent into the sea. Miscommunication between the two pilots was cited as a contributing factor. This was the first and fatal crash in the history of AirAsia.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Karmini, Niniek (1 December 2015). "AirAsia crash caused by faulty rudder system, pilot response, Indonesia says". Toronto Star. Toronto, Canada. Associated Press. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Sherwell, Philip (1 December 2015). "Pilots responding to malfuctioning plane part caused AirAsia crash which killed 162 passengers off Indonesia". The Telegraphy. London, England. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Lamb, Kate (1 December 2015). "AirAsia crash: crew lost control of plane after apparent misunderstanding". The Guardian. London, England. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 December 2015.