Emirates Flight 521

Aircraft The aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-31H, registered as A6-EMW with serial number 32700, and line number 434. It was powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 892 engines and was 13 years old, first flying on 7 March 2003. ==Flight==

On 3 August 2016, Flight EK521 took off from Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) at 10:34 IST (05:04 UTC), 29 minutes after its scheduled departure time. It was scheduled to land at Dubai International Airport (DXB) at 12:24 GST (08:24 UTC). The approach and landing were normal from the air traffic control (ATC) point of view, with no emergency declared, according to ATC recordings at the time. The crew reported that they were going around, after which the tower instructed them to climb to , which was acknowledged by the crew. Shortly after, the tower instructed the next flight to go around and alerted emergency services. Wind shear and an ambient temperature of were reported. The accident occurred at 12:37 GST (08:37 UTC). Significant wind shear affected the aircraft's airspeed through late final approach, and the aircraft touched down onto the runway 12L at a point about beyond the threshold, at a speed of . Videos from inside the aircraft, taken on passengers' cellphone cameras, showed the passengers failing to evacuate, instead giving priority to carry-on luggage, resulting in an overly long evacuation and heavy criticism. Nine minutes after the aircraft came to a stop, with only the aircraft captain and the senior flight attendant still on board (checking for any remaining passengers), an explosion occurred as flames reached the aircraft's center fuel tank. The explosion resulted in the death of a firefighter, Thirty-two of the aircraft's occupants were injured, including the captain and the senior flight attendant, who evacuated after the explosion; the senior flight attendant was the only person among the passengers and crew seriously injured, suffering from smoke inhalation. ==Passengers==

The aircraft carried 282 passengers and 18 crew members. ==Investigation==

The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) carried out an investigation into the accident, assisted by Emirates; the aircraft's manufacturer Boeing; and Rolls-Royce, the manufacturer of the 777's engines. In addition, the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) sent a five-person team to join the other investigators. The flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder were removed from the aircraft the day after the accident. A preliminary report into the accident was published in September 2016, and an interim statement in August 2017. A preliminary report found that the pilot attempted to take off again after briefly touching down, and that the plane ultimately hit the runway as its landing gear was still retracting. In the report, the following was noted in the causes section: The flight crew did not effectively scan and monitor the primary flight instrumentation parameters during the landing and the attempted go-around. The flight crew were unaware that the autothrottle (A/T) had not responded to move the engine thrust levers to the takeoff/go-around switch (TO/GA) position after the commander pushed the TO/GA switch at the initiation of the FCOM ̶ go-around and missed approach procedure. The report concluded by saying: The flight crew reliance on automation and lack of training in flying go-arounds from close to the runway significantly affected the flight crew performance in a critical flight situation which was different to that experienced by them during their simulated training flights. ==Aftermath==

Following the accident, the airport was closed for hours; many flights were diverted to nearby airports such as Abu Dhabi International, Sharjah International, and Al Maktoum International. The closure led Emirates and Flydubai to cancel several of their flights, and also affected 23,000 passengers at the airport. at restricted capacity, using only one runway and maximizing the use of the runways at Al Maktoum International Airport. Arriving aircraft were prioritized over departure flights. and the airport resumed normal operations on 6 August, 72 hours after the accident. On 11 August, eight days after the crash, Emirates provided US$7,000 in compensation for each of the 282 passengers comprising $2,000 for loss of luggage and personal effects and $5,000 for any other damages each had suffered. ==Notes==