Originally Posted by
Ollie Onion
Highly unstable at 5nm and 3500 ft with over speed alarm going. They decided to Go Around, due to high speed did a TOGA TAP, retracted the gear and like JETSTAR in 2007
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications...-2007-044.aspx
continued descent with Gear selected up on the Glideslope, Jetstar got to 38ft above runway before aircraft climbed away. In the PIA case they impacted the runway before climbing away causing severe engine damage which subsequently caused failure of both. That’s my guess.
Think about the energy involved. At 3500’, at more than twice the glide slope angle, the aircraft literally cannot slow down whilst pointing at the TDZ.
It was already above VMax for the configuration based on the warnings. If it went round at that speed even with the engines turned off you could zoom to 5-600’. You are making the assumption it was a normal go around, the startle in the PM’s voice indicates nothing was ever normal from the start of the approach.