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  • Near Miss of Singapore Airline A350XWB at Mumbai

    Singapore Airlines SQ422 on the way frm Singapore to Mumbai mistakenly made approach to land at Juhu Aerodrome (a small training and helicopter airport) at Mumbai while ATC cleared him for ILS approach on RW09 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.

    The 2 runways are separated about 0.8nm which is published as caution internationally to all pilots. The aircraft made a Go around and a serious incident was averted. Mumbai has a history of similar mistake by Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 707 in 70s era.

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  • #2
    Thought y’all just passed a big safety audit?
    Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by janamparikh View Post
      Mumbai has a history of similar mistake by Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 707 in 70s era.

      So, two incidents in 40+ years? That's quite a history...

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      • #4
        Originally posted by janamparikh View Post
        ATC cleared him for ILS approach on RW09
        That is a serious deviation from the ILS.

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        • #5
          The airline statement read: "Singapore Airlines SQ422, an Airbus A350, operating from Singapore to Mumbai on 04 December, was scheduled to land on Runway 09 at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 1035hrs (local time). Due to poor visibility conditions, the crew discontinued the approach to Runway 09 at approximately 1000 feet, in accordance with standard operating procedures. Air Traffic Control Mumbai then vectored the flight for a subsequent approach onto Runway 09 and the flight landed uneventfully at 1048hrs (local time). At no time did the pilots of SQ 422 mistake Juhu airport as Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport."

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          • #6
            Originally posted by janamparikh View Post
            The airline statement read: "Due to poor visibility conditions, the crew discontinued the approach to Runway 09 at approximately 1000 feet, in accordance with standard operating procedures."
            That's a strange standard operating procedure. If I am in IFR (and if I was rated for IFR), I am not discontinuing a hand-flown NDB approach at 1000 ft do to poor visibility in the Piper Tomahawk. Let alone a precision approach being flown by the arguably best autopilot ever, capable of landing in zero-zero conditions. Unstable approach perhaps?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Gabriel View Post
              That's a strange standard operating procedure. If I am in IFR (and if I was rated for IFR), I am not discontinuing a hand-flown NDB approach at 1000 ft do to poor visibility in the Piper Tomahawk. Let alone a precision approach being flown by the arguably best autopilot ever, capable of landing in zero-zero conditions. Unstable approach perhaps?
              DH is going to be around 200' there. That's nonsense.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Evan View Post
                DH is going to be around 200' there. That's nonsense.
                Don’t you mean Minimum decision height ? You don’t have to wait until 200 feet to instigate a go around.
                If it 'ain't broken........ Don't try to mend it !

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                • #9
                  View of the area concerned..... Click image for larger version

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by brianw999 View Post
                    Don’t you mean Minimum decision height ? You don’t have to wait until 200 feet to instigate a go around.
                    No, but you need to have a reason to. When approaching a modern aerodrome with high-intensity approach lighting and ILS, in an A350, not having the runway in sight at 1000' doesn't seem like much of a reason.

                    Having buggered the thing by ignoring the instruments and establishing yourself visually on the wrong airport seems like a very good reason though.

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                    • #11
                      For interest, here’s a google earth view of the area.Click image for larger version

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 3WE View Post
                        Thought y’all just passed a big safety audit?
                        Hm. I had a similar discussion with Gabriel. I don't think that India has a safety problem. But, ... as in this case, the "problem" approached on board an international flight, the domestic ATC can't do much more than.. clearing the correct VABB rwy for such a SQ-A359.

                        I always try to compare it to the EDDL winter schedule 17/18. Here we also are the host for a SQ-A359, at least three times a week.

                        So what's the problem. Is EDDL better when it comes to communication of airfields that mustn't be confused with EDDL?
                        The A359 is brandnew, not only for SQ... But Chhatrapati Shivaji is a VERY classic airport. VABB is an airport that imho is on board in every cockpit, worldwide, isnt't it?
                        The German long haul is alive, 65 years and still kicking.
                        The Gold Member in the 747 club, 50 years since the first LH 747.
                        And constantly advanced, 744 and 748 /w upper and lower EICAS.
                        This is Lohausen International airport speaking, echo delta delta lima.

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                        • #13
                          Apparently we had a plane mix up right and left runways in New Yark this week.

                          As in this case, the go around was accomplished in spite of underslung engines and somatographic illusions.

                          And back to an early Gabie post... was this really mistaken identity, or was it maybe just an out of whack approach with a precautionary go around?
                          Les règles de l'aviation de base découragent de longues périodes de dur tirer vers le haut.

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                          • #14
                            I am wondering from where did the sun come in picture on that day. It was cloudy the whole day and a potential cyclone was going to hit Mumbai within the next 48 hours. Still figuring out what went wrong in the flight deck. The best way to confirm this would be ATC recordings.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Evan View Post
                              No, but you need to have a reason to. When approaching a modern aerodrome with high-intensity approach lighting and ILS, in an A350, not having the runway in sight at 1000' doesn't seem like much of a reason.

                              Having buggered the thing by ignoring the instruments and establishing yourself visually on the wrong airport seems like a very good reason though.
                              True!

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