Jetstar’s bungled landing probed
Jetstar has provided a captain and first officer with “a remedial training and coaching programme†after a Jetstar Airbus A320 came within 51 metres of the ground during an aborted landing at Melbourne airport.
On landing approach the plane was variously descending too fast, the flaps weren’t extended properly and an altitude alert went unheard by both pilots, Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ASTB) investigators have found.
A sequence of mistakes on a July 28 evening flight from Newcastle to Melbourne overwhelmed the pilot flying the plane – a cadet recruit with just 300 hours Airbus flying experience.
The captain sitting next to him was so busy trying to recover the situation that his capacity was also compromised, Jetstar’s own investigation found.
As part of its response to the ATSB findings, Jetstar said it would “incorporate this incident into the command upgrade training course as a case studyâ€.
After going around, the first officer landed the aircraft without incident.
Ian Jarrett
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