Forced landing of UNI Air flight under investigation
05/11/2021 02:43 PM
CNA photo May 10, 2021
Taipei, May 11 (CNA) The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB) is investigating the forced landing of a Taiwan-based UNI Air plane on Monday, which caused significant flight disruptions at Taipei Songshan Airport but did not result in any injuries.
The main cause of the forced landing appeared to be a damaged right tire, and that will be the primary focus of the TTSB. We are looking into the cause of the damage (on the tire), board CEO Chang Wen-huan (張文環) told CNA Tuesday.
Uni Air flight B79091, with 74 people, took off at 9:27 a.m. from the Taipei airport destined for Nangan in the Penghu Islands, but the pilot noticed a flat tire on the right side of the plane at around 10:07 a.m. during the landing process, the CAA said. One media report suggested the ATR-72 tried to land in Nangan, and the right tire hit the sea bank as it approached the runway, leaving the passeng
2021/05/10 12:42 Damaged wheels on right side. (PTT photo) Damaged wheels on right side. (PTT photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A UNI Air aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Taipei Monday morning (May 10) after two of its tires ruptured. UNI Air Flight B79091 took off from Taipei s Songshan Airport at 9:30 a.m. bound for Matsu, but as it prepared to land, the captain noticed two of its tires were damaged, forcing the plane to return to Taipei and make an emergency landing. According to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA), while the aircraft was preparing to land at Matsu s Nangan Airport, the captain noticed that the wheels on the right landing gear appeared to have sustained damage, and he decided to return to Taipei to make an emergency landing.
TRA facing NT$2.5m fine after delaying incident notification
By Shelley Shan / Staff reporter
The Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) could face a fine of NT$2.5 million (US$89,439) for delayed notifications to the Taiwan Transportation Safety Board about incidents on its network, the board’s chairman said.
Article 9 of the Transportation Occurrences Investigation Act (運輸事故調查法) requires the TRA to notify the board within two hours of receipt of information about railway incidents. Failure to report such information within two hours could result in a fine of NT$500,000 to NT$2.5 million.
However, the TRA does not always report incidents on time, board chairman Young Hong-tsu (楊宏智) said, adding that the last time the railway agency failed to report such information before the deadline was on April 11, when a fire broke out on a northbound Tzuchiang Express train after it stopped at Jhungli Railway Station in Taoyuan.
2021/04/30 19:45 An F-5E which crashed into the sea last October has been recovered (CNA, Ministry of National Defense photo) An F-5E which crashed into the sea last October has been recovered (CNA, Ministry of National Defense photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A private company on Friday (April 30) recovered the wreckage of an F-5E jet which crashed into the sea off Taitung County last October, with the death of the pilot as a result. Less than two minutes after the plane took off from Zhihang Air Force Base in the southeastern county, it disappeared off radar screens over the sea. The pilot, Chu Kuan-meng (朱冠甍), 29, escaped by ejecting from the aircraft, but nevertheless was still pronounced dead after having been taken to hospital with head injuries.
FEATURE: Experts call organizational change at TRA necessary to address safety issues
By Lee Hsin-Yin / CNA
Government officials have advocated “reforming” the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) following the nation’s worst train crash in decades the derailment of a Taroko Express train in Hualien County on April 2 that left 49 people dead and more than 200 injured.
Such appeals are nothing new official also called for TRA reform after a crash in Yilan County in October 2018 left 18 people dead, but not much has happened since.
However, the calls after the Taroko Express crash seem louder, focusing on the “corporatization” of the government agency.