Why the accident occurred?
> Tropical Storm Xangsan, was approaching Taiwan. Winds of up to 144kph and heavy rain were lashing the airport and causing poor visibility.
- Runway Confusion
> Intended runway was near the one under repair and both had almost identical identification numbers
- Lighting of Runways
> CAA spokesman Kay Yong : the centre lights—green on the closed runway and white on the active one—were on. However, the "edge lights" running along the sides of the closed runway may have not been on.
> No ground radar so the control tower could not visually check if the plane was on the correct runway
> The control tower should have warned the pilots by radio about the closed runway.
> SA claims that crosswinds were blowing at no more than 27.2 kph when flight SQ006 tried to take off whereas, Taiwan Aviation Safety Council report stated that the winds were between 43.2 kph and 49.6 kph, close to danger zones.
Were the pilots at fault?
The pilots are not solely responsible for the accident as there were the factors of external environments and airport conditions that contributed towards the mishap. The main cause of this accident is probably the negligence of the airport staff members who failed to warn the pilots about the changes in runway and they also should have precaution measures in preventing the tragedy.
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