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Old 6th May 2010, 13:45
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1. A bizarre random fault (like all aircraft have) that had a secondary effect that needed catching and managing. Nothing too difficult.

2. A tight approach, that needed managing. Again, not tricky.

3. Breaking SOPs by continuing on an unstable approach with several parameters out. Still messing around at low level after this with the PM just selecting flap without the PF asking, doing checklists and communicating with cabin crew.

4. Very poor recovery attempt from a stall.

If a miss had been flown at 1000' as it should have been, then the next approach should have been stable and relaxed, with time to monitor and spot the misbehaviour of the A/T.

Once again, and with depressing regularity, we see the effects of crews continuing with an unstable approach and paying the price. Of course continuing unstable will not make a crash, but how many crashes have occurred that would have been saved had an unstable approach not been continued?

Will we ever learn?
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