Originally Posted by
Ray_Y
Error 3 by UA crew to go around so late, at low altitude. METAR reports clear visibility, so how could they miss to spot the waiting Easyjet until being so close? That last error is quite hard to understand and needs to be investigated the most. I hope this was not as bad as it reads.
I wouldn't call that an error, with a busy airport the runway is quite often occupied till you're very close to the runway. Latest landing clearance I ever received was at maybe 20-30ft above the CAT I minima...
Or something like "XXX, after departing A320 cleared to land Rwy YY" which basically tells you: OK, there's still traffic on the runway. One can go all the way to the minima before going around, in case the departing traffic is still on the runway - and CAT I minima tend to be around 200ft AGL, so I can't see anything wrong here.
Good job of the Easyjet crew for keeping good SA.
Yep definitely.