Manx2 Flight 7100

Manx2 Flight 7100
Wreckage of the aircraft
Accident
Date10 February 2011 (2011-02-10)
SummaryCrashed following loss of control during go-around
Site
Aircraft

EC-ITP, the aircraft involved in the accident, pictured in 2008 with a previous livery
Aircraft typeFairchild SA 227-BC Metro III
OperatorFlightline on behalf of Manx2
IATA flight No.NM7100
ICAO flight No.FLT400C
Call signFLIGHT-AVIA 400 CHARLIE
RegistrationEC-ITP
Flight originGeorge Best Belfast City Airport, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
DestinationCork Airport, Cork, Republic of Ireland
Occupants12
Passengers10
Crew2
Fatalities6
Injuries6
Survivors6

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.

The Air Accident Investigation Unit published its final report in January 2014. 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). 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.