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CAT III Approach
Boeing 777-200. No damage. No injuries.
Inadequate crew coordination and monitoring of flight parameters were key factors in a serious incident that brought the 777 close to the ground during a go-around at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport the morning of Nov. 16, 2011, according to the English translation of a report released in January by the French Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses (BEA).
At the onset of the incident, the captain had the airport in sight and was concentrating on completing a Category III (CAT III) autoland approach to a landing when a master caution activated, requiring a go-around in accordance with standard operating p…
