Manx2 Flight 7100

Manx2 Flight 7100

EC-ITP, the aircraft involved, 2008
Accident
Date	10 February 2011; 13 years ago (2011-02-10)
Summary	Crashed following loss of control during go-around
Site	Cork Airport, Cork, Republic of Ireland 51°50′52″N 8°29′47″W / 51.84778°N 8.49639°W / 51.84778; -8.49639
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Fairchild SA 227-BC Metro III
Operator	Flightline (dba Manx2)
IATA flight No.	NM7100
ICAO flight No.	FLT400C
Call sign	FLIGHT-AVIA 400 CHARLIE
Registration	EC-ITP
Flight origin	George Best Belfast City Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Destination	Cork Airport, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Occupants	12
Passengers	10
Crew	2
Fatalities	6
Injuries	6
Survivors	6

Manx2 Flight 7100 was a scheduled commercial flight from Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Cork, Republic of Ireland. On 10 February 2011, the Fairchild Metro III aircraft flying the route with ten passengers and two crew on board crashed on its third attempt to land at Cork Airport in foggy conditions. Six people, including both pilots, died. Six passengers survived but were injured, four of them seriously.^[1]

The Air Accident Investigation Unit published its final report in January 2014.^[2][3] It stated that the probable cause of the accident was loss of control during an attempted go-around below decision height in instrument meteorological conditions (IMC).^[4]: 152 The report mentioned as contributory factors the inappropriate pairing of flight crews, inadequate command training and checking, and inadequate oversight of the charter operation by the operator and the operator's state.^{[4]: 148–151 [5]}