(26 Apr 2002)
1. Wide shot news conference to announce findings of report into October 2000 Singapore Airlines plane crash at Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek (CKS) International Airport
2. Cutaway of reporters
3. Victor Liu, Chairman of Aviation Safety Council, holding up copies of report
4. Close-up of report being held up
5. Rong Kay walking to podium
6. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Rong Kay, Managing Director, Aviation Safety Council
"The probable causal factors of this accident are as follows: in an environment of heavy rain, strong wind, low visibility and time pressure, affecting the flight crew of Flight SQ006's decision-making and awareness, the flight crew of Flight SQ006 did not use all necessary resources available to them, did not verify their correct position at CKS Airport, lost their situation awareness and commenced take-off from a partially-closed runway and crashed into construction equipment."
7. Wide shot news conference
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Rong Kay, Managing Director, Aviation Safety Council
"The probable causal factors of this accident are as follows: in an environment of heavy rain, strong wind, low visibility and time pressure, affecting the flight crew of Flight SQ006's decision-making and awareness, the flight crew of Flight SQ006 did not use all necessary resources available to them, did not verify their correct position at CKS Airport, lost their situation awareness and commenced take-off from a partially-closed runway and crashed into construction equipment."
9. Wide shot of Rong explaining diagrams of airport runways projected onto screen, zoom in on screen
10. Close-up of projected diagram showing route taken by flight SQ006 along runway, tilt up
11. Various of projections showing representations of cockpit indicators
12. Wide shot of Rong and screen
STORYLINE:
Pilot error was a chief probable cause of the October 2000 crash of a Singapore Airlines jumbo jet at a Taipei airport, according to the final crash report released by investigators.
Eighty-three people were killed when Los Angeles-bound flight SQ006 attempted take-off on the wrong runway at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, slamming into construction debris and bursting into flames.
Ending up a year-and-a-half investigation, the Taiwanese-led probe also reported that confusing runway markers and broken taxiway lights created a risk for the pilots of the aircraft.
The report revealed that investigators had decided not to blame the accident on specific factors, such as pilot error, weather and airport problems, but instead listed "probable causes" so courts could settle issues of blame and liability.
Speaking at a news conference to announce the findings of the report, Managing Director of the Aviation Safety Council Rong Kay said that a number of "probable causal factors", including weather conditions, had affected the flight crew's "decision-making and awareness".
Criticisms in the report of Taiwan's lack of airport safety standardisation are expected not only to have practical but also political repercussions.
Taiwan, whose statehood is disputed by its larger neighbour, China, is not a member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation which sets industry standards for airport runways.
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