at 15:27. The Airbus carried out an instrument landing system/distance-measuring equipment (ILS/DME) approach to runway 05L at Taipei Chiang Kai Shek Airport in light rain and fog, but came in too high above the glide slope (at and short of the runway threshold). Go-around power was applied 19 seconds later, and the landing gear was raised and the flaps set to 20° as the aircraft climbed through in a 35° pitch-up angle. Reaching (42.7° pitch-up, speed), the A300 stalled. Control could not be regained, as the aircraft fell and smashed into the ground left of the runway. It then surged forward, hit a utility pole and a median strip of Provincial Highway 15 and skidded into several houses, surrounded by fish farms, rice paddies, factories, and warehouses, and exploded, killing all on board. Weather was visibility, runway visual range runway 05L of , broken ceiling, overcast. According to the cockpit voice recorder, the last words, from the first officer, were "Pull up, too low!" This was surrounded by the terrain alarm and stall warnings. Investigation and conclusion On initial approach to land, the aircraft was more than 300 m above its normal altitude when it was only 6 nautical miles away from the airport. Nonetheless, it continued the approach. Only when approaching the runway threshold was a go-around initiated. During this time, the pilot had pushed the yoke forward and the plane's autopilot was disengaged, but was not aware of it, so during the go-around, he did nothing to actively take control of the plane, as he thought the autopilot would initiate the maneuver. For 11 seconds, the plane was under no one's control. Following a formal investigation that had continued for nearly 2 years, a final report by a special task force under the Civil Aviation Administration concluded that pilot error was the cause of the crash of Flight 676. The report concludes by criticizing China Airlines for "insufficient training" and "poor management of the resources in the pilot's cabin". Transcript The transcript of the cockpit voice recording was leaked on the Internet, but has been removed as it is a property of the Taiwanese government. The person speaking is listed in bold. TWR - Chiang Kai-shek International Airport control tower F/O - First officer on board CI676 Capt - Captain on board CI676 GPWS - Ground proximity warning system (aircraft system) CAM - Cockpit area microphone where sound