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Flight 8303 — an Airbus A320 with at least 99 people on board — has crashed right next to Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Geolocation: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Model+Colony+Malir+Cantonment,+Karachi,+Karachi+City,+Sindh,+Pakistan/@24.9153239,67.1866194,441a,35y,156.38h,40.77t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3eb337623ec7436f:0x48231685184fd3f2!8m2!3d24.9023473!4d67.1892. Updates via @salmanmasood: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/world/asia/pakistan-plane-crash.html.
Flight #PK8303 was supposed to be a happy sign that Pakistan was moving past corona and inching towards normalcy, with families set to reunite after two months in lockdown to spend Eid al-Fitr together, as @zalmayzia, @salmanmasood and @Abihabib describe. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/world/asia/pakistan-plane-crash.html
But #PK8303 aborted its initial approach to the airport due to technical problems and performed a go around. A local spotter photographed the plane as it prepared for another landing. Undersides of both engines appear burnt and ram air turbine is deployed. https://twitter.com/PlaneSpottersPK/status/1263810587152330752
As #PK8303 is making a go around, its pilot also reports a double engine failure. Air traffic control (ATC) informs the pilot that runways 25L and 25R are both available. Seconds later, the pilot issues a mayday alert. https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000007152714/pakistan-plane-crash-video.html
A surveillance camera captures the moment Flight #PK8303 crashes into a densely populated neighborhood known as Model Colony. A horrifying view. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/world/asia/pakistan-plane-crash.html
The crash site is just over a kilometer short of runway 25L, suggesting #PK8303 was about to land at Jinnah Int'l Airport. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/world/asia/pakistan-plane-crash.html
