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Old 9th Aug 2016, 11:34
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Anyone remember the Jetstar incident back in 2007 involving an A320 where a go around was attempted but TOGA didn't engage and the aircraft kept descending and got within 38' of the ground ? This could have had the same ending as the EK incident but on this occasion the holes in the Swiss cheese didn't all line up.

Parallels can be drawn between the two occurances even though they involved different aircraft manufacturers and happened seven years apart.

The two engined go around receives far less attention than the single engined one, possibly as it is assumed to be a routine manoeuvre which should be well within the capability of any crew. A visual approach was regarded in a similar manner until the Asiana crash.

Perhaps simulator training needs to revisit the basics more often. Back in 1973 D.P. Davis was complaining in "Handling the Big Jets" about pilots who had forgotten how to fly.

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