Aviation
Commercial /
Europe
Narrowly missed
In 40 seconds Ryan's 737 would have fallen - GPWS saved
José PEDRO M Ramos
7/6/2020
The incident occurred in 2015, when a 737-800, originally from Stansted, United Kingdom, was preparing for landing in Bergerac Dordogne Perigord, France.
The PF, Pilot Fliyng, was the first officer, with 400 hours of flight on the model. The approach could not use the airport's ILS system, which apparently was inoperative on the day.
Aircraft operated by the RNAV standard, that is, without complication, by the on-board automatic systems that do not need external assistance (GPS / FMS).
Upon reaching just 800 feet in height, the GPWS apparently sounded, prompting the pilots to correctly discontinue the approach, launch and return for a new landing attempt, this time safe and successful.
Ryanair, after the incidents, instructed its crews to no longer use non-precision procedures to avoid risks (we wonder how they will land at airports that do not have ILS or something).
If, on the one hand, there was an important error in the approach, on the other hand the prompt reaction to the GPWS prevented the worst. considering that the GPWS exists for this very reason, its relevance and the value of the crews' adherence to its use and adequate training have been proven.
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