The following information provides an awareness of problems in the hope that they can be avoided in the future. The information is based on final reports by official investigative authorities on aircraft accidents and incidents.
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‘TOGA Tap’ Was Ineffective
Airbus A320-232. No damage. No injuries.
Before departing from Christchurch, New Zealand, the morning of July 21, 2007, the flight crew was aware that fog might prevent them from landing at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and “had planned accordingly,” said the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) in a report published in February.
As the aircraft neared Melbourne and was sequenced for an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to Runway 27, the crews of “a number” of preceding aircraft conducted missed approaches, the report said.
The A320 pilot-in-command (PIC), the pilot flying, conducted the …
