Editing Singapore Airlines (section)

== Accidents and incidents ==
Singapore Airlines has experienced the following [[aircraft accidents and incidents|incidents and accidents]]:

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* 13 July 1982 – A Boeing 747 operating as Singapore Airlines flight SQ21A between Singapore and Melbourne flew into volcanic ash from erupting [[Galunggung|Galunggung volcano]] and experienced multiple engine failures. A two-engine emergency landing was made at [[Jakarta]] and all four engines were replaced.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qXqTcxszngsC |title=Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Volcanic Ash and Aviation Safety |journal=U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin |issue=2047 |year=1994 |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=qXqTcxszngsC&pg=PA192 192] |bibcode=1994usgs.rept....6C |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920220045/https://books.google.com/books?id=qXqTcxszngsC |url-status=live |last1=Casadevall |first1=Thomas J. |doi=10.3133/b2047}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/07/14/A-Singapore-Airlines-jumbo-jet-flew-into-a-plume/6084395467200/ |title=A Singapore Airlines jumbo jet flew into a plume... |date=14 July 1982 |newspaper=UPI |access-date=20 September 2021 |archive-date=20 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920213313/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/07/14/A-Singapore-Airlines-jumbo-jet-flew-into-a-plume/6084395467200/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 26 March 1991 – [[Singapore Airlines Flight 117]], an [[Airbus A310-300]] registered as 9V-STP, was [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] by [[Terrorist|militants]] en route from [[Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport]] to [[Singapore Changi International Airport]], where it was stormed by the [[Singapore Special Operations Force]]. All [[Aircraft hijacking|hijackers]] were killed in the operation, with no fatalities amongst the passengers and crew.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A310 registration unknown Singapore-Changi Airport (SIN) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910325-4 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=aviation-safety.net |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722214751/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910325-4 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 21 July 1997 – A [[Learjet 31]], registered as 9V-ATD, and operating a training flight for Singapore Airlines, crashed in southern [[Thailand]]. Both pilots were killed. The crash was caused by the crew descending below the minimum altitude for that region.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 31 9V-ATD |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/324167 |access-date=2025-04-01 |website=aviation-safety.net |archive-date= |archive-url= |url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Singapore Airlines B747-400 (9V-SPK) in Tropical livery.jpg|thumb|9V-SPK, involved in the [[Singapore Airlines Flight 006|Flight 006]] accident, wearing tropical livery]]
* 31 October 2000 – [[Singapore Airlines Flight 006|Flight 006]], a [[Boeing 747-400]] registered as 9V-SPK, attempted to take off on the wrong runway at [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport]] (previously Chiang Kai-shek International Airport) while departing for [[Los Angeles International Airport]]. It collided with the construction equipment that was parked on a closed runway, killing 83 of the 179 on board and injuring a further 71 people. This was the first fatal accident involving a Singapore Airlines aircraft. The aircraft 9V-SPK was painted in a "Tropical" promotional livery at the time of the accident. The only other aircraft painted with the promotional [[livery]], another 747-400 registered 9V-SPL, was immediately repainted with standard Singapore Airlines livery.
* 12 March 2003 – A [[Boeing 747-400]] operating as Singapore Airlines Flight 286 from [[Auckland International Airport]] to [[Changi Airport]] was involved in a tailstrike while taking off from Auckland's Runway 23L, causing severe damage to the aircraft's tail and damaging the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit), causing in-flight APU fire warnings. The flight returned to Auckland with no fatalities or serious injuries on board. The cause was later determined to be an error in the pilots' calculations of the aircraft's takeoff weight and reference speeds, which caused the pilots to [[Rotation (aeronautics)|rotate]] the aircraft prematurely.
* 27 June 2016 – Singapore Airlines Flight 368, a [[Boeing 777-300ER]] registered as 9V-SWB with 222 passengers and 19 crew on board, suffered an engine oil leak during a flight from Singapore to Milan. The oil-leak alarm was sounded above Malaysia, two hours into the flight. During the emergency landing at the point of origin, [[Singapore Changi Airport]], the right engine caught fire, leading to the right-wing being engulfed in flames. The fire was extinguished within five minutes after the plane landed.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-flight-catches-fire/2907544.html |title=SIA flight catches fire while making emergency landing in Singapore |access-date=2016-06-27 |archive-date=27 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627004859/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sia-flight-catches-fire/2907544.html |url-status=live}}</ref> No injuries were reported.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hradecky |first1=Simon |title=Accident: Singapore B773 en route on Jun 27th 2016, engine fuel leak into engine oil system |url=http://avherald.com/h?article=49a58209&opt=0 |website=The Aviation Herald |access-date=21 July 2017 |archive-date=5 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305085615/http://avherald.com/h?article=49a58209&opt=0 |url-status=live}}</ref> The aircraft was substantially damaged and repaired.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 777-312ER 9V-SWB, Monday 27 June 2016 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/320054 |access-date=2024-12-27 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* 6 May 2022 – Singapore Airlines Flight 439, a [[Boeing 737-800]], sustained a [[tailstrike]] during takeoff from runway 20 at [[Tribhuvan International Airport]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/over-rotation-led-to-singapore-airlines-737-tail-strike-in-kathmandu/153177.article |title=Over-rotation led to Singapore Airlines 737 tail-strike in Kathmandu}}</ref> The resulting incident depressurized the aircraft and forced it to divert to [[Kolkata]], India. There were no injuries among the 165 passengers and 8 crew members on board. The tailstrike occurred during the takeoff at the airport was due to over-rotation by the PF, coupled with a likely tailwind with a component of about 10 knots along the runway. The rotation pitch rate was, at times, greater than 5° per second as recorded by the FDR. The pitch angle of 11.07° recorded also exceeded the 7° – 9° normal pitch angle range.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Tailstrike Serious incident Boeing 737-8SA (WL) 9V-MGL, Friday 6 May 2022 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/312232 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref>
* 28 September 2022 – A drunken passenger on board the Singapore Airlines Flight 33 from San Francisco to Singapore made bomb threats and also inappropriately touched other people. The [[Republic of Singapore Air Force]] scrambled their [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]]s to escort the plane to Changi Airport where the airliner was searched and the threat was declared to be false thereafter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-airlines-bomb-threat-sq33-what-we-know-2970376 |title=What we know about the false bomb threat on Singapore Airlines flight SQ33 |date=28 September 2022 |website=[[CNA (TV network)|CNA]] |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929063843/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-airlines-bomb-threat-sq33-what-we-know-2970376 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* 25 October 2022 – A [[Boeing 777-300ER]] registered as 9V-SWH and operating as SQ 319 from [[London Heathrow Airport]] to [[Changi Airport]] in [[Singapore]] with 280 occupants on board, diverted to [[Hang Nadim International Airport|Hang Nadim Airport]] in [[Batam]] due to adverse surface wind conditions and poor visibility caused by a thunderstorm over Singapore. As the aircraft approached Batam, the weather conditions had similarly deteriorated due to a thunderstorm over Batam and after three unsuccessful attempts at landing, the aircraft landed with a fuel quantity that was "significantly below" the final reserve fuel requirement of 3,024 kg.{{Efn|Final reserve fuel is an amount of fuel calculated using the estimated mass of the aeroplane on arrival at the destination alternate aerodrome and in the case of a turbine engine aeroplane, is an amount of fuel sufficient for the aeroplane to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 450&nbsp;m (1,500&nbsp;ft) above aerodrome elevation in standard conditions.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/ANA1966-S444-2018?DocDate=20221223&ProvIds=P12-#pr45- |title=Air Navigation (121 — Commercial Air Transport by Large Aeroplanes) Regulations 2018 |publisher=Attorney-General's Chambers of Singapore |access-date=8 October 2023 |quote="(3)(f) final reserve fuel, which is an amount of fuel calculated using the estimated mass of the aeroplane on arrival at the destination alternate aerodrome (or the estimated mass of the aeroplane on arrival at the destination aerodrome when no destination alternate aerodrome is required) and (ii) in the case of a turbine engine aeroplane, is an amount of fuel sufficient for the aeroplane to fly for 30 minutes at holding speed at 450 m (1,500 ft) above aerodrome elevation in standard conditions"}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite report |author=Transport Safety Investigation Bureau (TSIB) |date=25 September 2023 |title=Final Report, B777-300ER (9V-SWH) Low on Final Reserve Fuel |url=https://www.mot.gov.sg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/b777-300er-low-on-final-reserve-fuel-25-oct-22-final-report.pdf |page=1 |access-date=8 October 2023 |quote="On 25 October 2022 at about 0820UTC, a B777-300ER aircraft was diverted to Batam Airport due to inclement weather over Changi Airport. After three unsuccessful attempts to land, the aircraft eventually landed on the fourth attempt with low final reserve fuel."}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/sia-777-made-missed-approach-two-go-arounds-after-declaring-fuel-emergency/155210.article |title=SIA 777 made missed approach, two go-arounds after declaring fuel emergency |last=Waldron |first=Greg |date=3 October 2023 |website=FlightGlobal |publisher=DVV Media International Limited |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/caas-flags-shortcomings-in-2022-incident-where-sia-jet-forced-to-land-in-batam-with-very-low-fuel |title=CAAS flags 'shortcomings' in 2022 incident where SIA jet forced to land in Batam with very low fuel |last=Kok |first=Yufeng |date=8 October 2023 |website=The Straits Times |publisher=SPH Media Limited |access-date=8 October 2023}}</ref> There were no injuries on board or any damage to the aircraft.
[[File:9V-SWM@PEK (20210201142431).jpg|alt=|thumb|9V-SWM, involved in [[Singapore Airlines Flight 321]], wearing the [[Star Alliance]] livery]]
* 21 May 2024 – [[Singapore Airlines Flight 321]], a [[Boeing 777-300ER]] registered as 9V-SWM with 211 passengers and 18 crew members on board from [[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow Airport]] to [[Changi Airport]] in [[Singapore]], was diverted to [[Suvarnabhumi Airport]] in [[Bangkok]] after encountering severe turbulence en route over the [[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy Basin]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Boeing 777-312ER 9V-SWM, Tuesday 21 May 2024 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/388147 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}</ref> in Myanmar. Of the 229 people on board, 1 passenger died. All of the other 228 occupants survived, but 104 passengers and crew members were injured.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/singapore-airlines-turbulence-bangkok-london-thailand-a6aec916cf38cc82b122198a35b95fd8 |title=Most of passengers from battered Singapore Airlines jetliner arrive in Singapore from Bangkok |first=Kongsawad |last=Napat |date=May 22, 2024 |website=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jolly |first=Bradley |date=2024-05-21 |title=Multiple injured and two dead after severe turbulence on flight from UK |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-singapore-airlines-multiple-injured-32857125 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=The Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/singapore-airlines-severe-turbulence-flight-321-london-death-injures-bangkok-landing/ |title=Severe turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight 321 from London kills two, injures others, airline says |first=Tucker |last=Reals |date=May 21, 2024 |website=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8889d7x8j4o |title=One dead as London-Singapore flight hit by turbulence |last1=Guinto |first1=Joel |date=21 May 2024 |publisher=BBC |last2=Fraser |first2=Simon |access-date=22 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Head injuries and bleeding ears: Passengers recount chaos on turbulent Singapore Airlines flight |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-airlines-passengers-death-turbulence-london-bangkok-sq321-4352696 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=CNA |language=en}}</ref>
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