Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303

On 22 May 2020, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303, a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Lahore to Karachi, crashed while on approach to Jinnah International Airport, killing 97 out of the 99 people on board as well as an additional person on the ground. The aircraft, an Airbus A320-214 with 91 passengers and 8 crew members on board, was on an unstable approach to Jinnah International Airport at an unsafely high airspeed and altitude. The aircraft subsequently belly landed nearly half-way down Runway 25L without its landing gear deployed before the flight crew conducted a go-around. During the go-around, both engines started to fail due to damage sustained during the belly landing. Whilst attempting to land back on the runway, the aircraft lost airspeed, encountered an aerodynamic stall, and crashed into buildings in Model Colony. All 8 crew members and 89 out of the 91 passengers on board were killed by the impact and post-crash fire. One person inside one of the buildings the aircraft impacted with was also killed.

The investigation, conducted by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Board of Pakistan, determined that the crew showed inadequate following of standard operating procedures, such as the sterile cockpit rule and the lack of proper crew resource management. The investigators determined that the crew's actions resulted in the aircraft becoming significantly above the proper approach path for the runway. The flight crew disregarded air traffic control instructions and continued on with the unstabilized approach. Improper position on the approach path and configuration of the aircraft caused the autopilot to disengage. In response to the high descent rate and numerous warnings from the ground proximity warning system, the first officer raised the landing gear and speed brakes in an attempt to go-around, but did not verbalize his actions to the captain or follow up with the proper go-around procedure. The captain then took over the flight controls unprompted, which resulted in both pilots making inputs on the sidestick at the same time. The aircraft then contacted the surface of Runway 25L multiple times, sustaining severe damage to the engines, especially to the left engine lubrication oil pipelines and the right engine nacelle. The damage to the engines led to a failure of both engine and electrical generators after the aircraft left the runway. The crew attempted to return to the airport, but without functioning engines, the aircraft's altitude was too low to make a successful landing. The aircraft lost airspeed, stalled, and crashed to a row of buildings 4,410 ft (1,340 m) from the threshold of Runway 25L.