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Old 19th Oct 2019, 02:42
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Harry Wayfarers
 
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Originally Posted by DaveReidUK
Interesting.

The previous poster is suggesting that the aircraft continued the approach well after the point where the gear would typically be lowered (but wasn't), and then a GA was initiated just short of the threshold.

In other words, having omitted to drop the wheels the crew subsequently decided (or were instructed) not to land in the absence of 3 greens.

Or maybe it was just a coincidence ?
Or perhaps there was another reason why, before the point where the gear is normally lowered, the crew had already realised that they needed to go around, in my experience it is SOP to only lower the gear when the intention is to land.
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