Accidents
Faulty Rudder Control, Pilots' Response Led to AirAsia Crash
A sequence of events led to the December 2014 crash of the AirAsia Airbus A320, the Indonesia National Transportation Safety Committee found.
Faulty rudder-control components and pilots’ response to the problem contributed to the crash of AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 last December, the accident investigation has concluded. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Kentaro IEMOTO@Tokyo)
Faulty rudder-control components and pilots’ response to the problem contributed to the crash of AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 last December, the accident investigation has concluded. (Photo: Flickr: Creative Commons (BY-SA) by Kentaro IEMOTO@Tokyo)

Faulty rudder-control components and pilots’ response to the problem contributed to the crash of AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 last December, the accident investigation has concluded. The Airbus A320 crashed in the Java Sea after departing from Surabaya, Indonesia, on a flight to Singapore, with the loss of 162 passengers and crew.