NZ 101 missed approach - Thai 747 incroaching on 16? (13/1/04 08:20)
Was watching approaches into 16 this morning on high ground about 600m from threshold, had execlent views of approach and stright down the runway. Uneventfull until at about 8:20 am when an Air NZ 767 (NZ101?) which could not have been more than 2km (probably only 1) from landing set power, stowed the gear shot through the centerline and banked right to have another go. When I saw the wheels go up I looked back to the runway and there was a Thai 747 lined up and ready to go.
Questions for those in the know:
Who mucked up here, ATC? Thai pilots? NZ pilots?
Would the captain have made an announcment, must have rattled a few PAX, It was quite low.
Is is standard proceedure to continue over the runway and get routed back around, I guess it makes sense.
Will someone be written up for this (or at least invited to sit down for a cuppa to discuss it)
Why go around so late, must have been able to see the jumbo from miles away.
Anyway it went round got into line came back and the pilot greased the landing. Saw some dodgy ones mind (KE747 won that catagory) seemed to be a bit of a cross wind.