Aviation International News reports on Atlas Air findings on the recent Dreamlifter landing at the wrong airport.
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Atlas Identifies Causes of 747?s Landing at Wrong Airport | Aviation International News
A part of the article is listed below:
In a crew-training video obtained by AIN, Atlas Air flight operations vice president Jeff Carlson said that a number of intermittent issues with the first officer’s primary flight display earlier in the night-time flight created some skepticism on the part of the pilots about the reliability of the aircraft’s automation system.
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Carlson said the primary reason for the incident was the flying pilot’s late decision to abandon the instrument approach for a visual approach that required him to hand-fly the aircraft, as well as inadequate monitoring by the other pilot. Also mentioned in the video, which Atlas has not released for public viewing, was ATC’s failure to notice the aircraft descending toward the wrong airport.
Atlas Air now requires pilots to remain on an instrument approach procedure–even in visual conditions–until passing the final approach fix