Joy General Aviation Flight 6005
_(4-12-2024).jpg) A Cessna 208B similar to the one involved | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 20 July 2016 |
| Summary | Crashed shortly after takeoff due to pilot error |
| Site |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 208B Caravan |
| Aircraft name | Happiness |
| Operator | Joy General Aviation |
| IATA flight No. | JGA6005 |
| Registration | B-10FW |
| Flight origin | Shanghai Jinshan Floating Airport, Jinshan, Shanghai, China |
| Destination | Zhoushan Putuoshan International Airport, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, China |
| Occupants | 10 |
| Passengers | 8 |
| Crew | 2 |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 5 |
| Survivors | 5 |
Joy General Aviation Flight 6005 (JGA6005[1]) was a charter flight from Jinshan, Shanghai to Zhoushan, China. On 20 July 2016, the aircraft collided with No. 7385 bridge on the Shanghai-Hangzhou Highway.[2] The first officer and four passengers were killed, with 5 other occupants suffering injuries.[3][4]
Aircraft and crew
The aircraft involved was a Cessna 208B Caravan Amphibian, registration B-10FW (serial no. 5222), nicknamed "Happiness" (after the company name), manufactured in 2015.[5] It was operated by Joy General Aviation[2] based in Zhejiang, China.[6][5][3] The crew consisted of captain Zhang Fuquan[7][6] and first officer Bian Jiang.
Accident
At 12:19, the plane took off from Jinshan Airport.[7] Moments later, the plane suddenly climbed sharply and turned left. According to one of the surviving passengers, Wu Liangliang, a reporter of the Chinese news company KNews, one of the pilots shouted, "Bridge!" shortly before impact.[2][5] The aircraft then impacted the No. 7385 bridge at 12:20 pm, linking the cities of Shanghai and Hangzhou, China.[2]
Investigation
Shortly after the crash, the airline was ordered to suspend all flight activities.[8] The flight recorders were recovered and sent for analysis.[9] The Civil Aviation Administration of China opened an investigation into the cause of the crash. Mechanical failure was quickly ruled out,[3] with investigators concluding that the aircraft was in good working order and was airworthy.[10][6] The Civil Aviation Administration of China concluded that pilot error was the cause of the crash, with the captain not following instructions and had taken off 395 meters past the end of the runway.[11]
Aftermath
The captain of the accident flight had his pilots license revoked for six months following the crash.[12] In September, Zhou Hua, the chief pilot of Joy General Aviation, as well as the captain, were both included in the "blacklist" of untrustworthy personnel.[13]
This accident prompted the Civil Aviation Administration to revise the "Rules for the Qualification Assessment of Commercial Aircraft Operators of Small Aircraft", which increased the minimum number of flight hours required for flight crews operating under visual flight rules from 500 hours to 800 hours.[14]
References
- ↑ "飞行航线" [Flight route]. wap.joyga.com.cn (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- 1 2 3 4 Yiwen, Cai (2016-07-20). "Fatalities After Cessna Crashes Into Shanghai Bridge". #SixthTone. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- 1 2 3 "民航牵头调查幸福通航事故：5人遇难5人受伤" [Civil Aviation Authorities Lead Investigation into Joy Air General Aviation Accident: 5 Dead, 5 Injured]. Shanghai Morning Post (in Chinese). 2016-07-21. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Ranter, Harro. "Accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX B-10FW, Wednesday 20 July 2016". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- 1 2 3 "Crash of a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX off Jinshan: 5 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- 1 2 3 Huang, Kristin (2016-08-17). "Mechanical failure 'did not cause Shanghai seaplane crash that left five dead'". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- 1 2 "Probe ordered into Jinshan seaplane crash". People's Daily Online. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Fan, Wu; Xiaodan, Ye (2016-07-22). "上海金山水上飞机失事后续：机长已脱险 幸福通航飞行活动全面暂停" [Update on Shanghai Jinshan Seaplane Crash: Pilot Safe; Xingfu General Aviation Suspends All Flight Operations]. nbd.com.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2026-07-31.
- ↑ "Trung Quốc: Tìm thấy hộp đen của thủy phi cơ đâm cầu Thượng Hải" [China: Black box recovered from seaplane that crashed into Shanghai bridge]. baotintuc.vn (in Vietnamese). 2016-07-23. Archived from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Juan, Zou; Lu, Yu (2016-08-16). "上海金山水上飞机事故调查：排除故障可能，将核实机组资质" [Investigation into Shanghai Jinshan Seaplane Accident: Mechanical Failure Ruled Out; Flight Crew Qualifications to Be Verified]. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2016-12-13. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ Yinghan, He (2017-12-05). "上海金山水上飞机事故机长执飞不服从指挥，被吊扣执照半年" [Pilot in Shanghai Jinshan seaplane crash had his license suspended for six months for failing to follow instructions]. The Paper (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
- ↑ "上海水上飞机事故调查终结 飞行员未按要求起飞致五人死亡" [Investigation into Shanghai seaplane crash concluded; pilot's failure to follow takeoff procedures caused five deaths]. companies.caixin.com (in Chinese). 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "幸福通航高管被列入中国民航安全管理失信人员"黑名单"" [An executive of Xingfu General Aviation has been placed on the "blacklist" of individuals with a record of untrustworthy behavior regarding civil aviation safety management in China]. Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) (in Chinese). 2016-09-18. Archived from the original on 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-05.
- ↑ "《关于修改＜小型航空器商业运输运营人运行合格审定规则＞的决定》的解读-政府信息公开-交通运输部" [Interpretation of the "Decision on Amending the 'Rules on the Certification of Commercial Air Transport Operators Using Small Aircraft'" – Government Information Disclosure – Ministry of Transport]. xxgk.mot.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2017-02-27. Archived from the original on 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-01-16.