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Old 19th Jul 2019, 03:16
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Judd
 
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Similar poor flying ability by a senior management local captain a few years back when approaching to land at Port Vila. Same aircraft type but different company though. On short final Runway 11 localizer approach in rain and cloud, aircraft reaches MDA and copilot calls" Minima not visual go-around." Captain starts the go-around pitching up and applying GA thrust but doesn't call "Flap 15" The copilot selects Flaps 15 after fraction of delay waiting for captain's call. Suddenly the runway became visual in rain and captain cancels GA and bunts over to land. The copilot was astonished and caught unawares. By now the flaps had just arrived at Flap 15 but captain determined to land and touches down heavily with Flap still at 15. Heavy braking followed and the 737 stopped at end. The was a close shave hushed up by the company.

All the Human Factors lectures, Notices to Pilots and Power Point presentations in the world, warning of the risks associated with unstable approaches, often go in one ear and out the other with certain types of pilots. They might know the rules but the dangerous ones often act on impulse.
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