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what next
I have no idea about their SOPs but ours say "no turns below 400ft". That would be 120m and I guess he was not lower than that when he turned. But maybe there was a large flock of Canada geese in front of him which made him start the turn a little earlier for the sake of wildlife preservation. Who knows.
The article says "Der Deutschen Flugsicherung zufolge habe der Pilot vor dem Landeanflug im Falle eines Durchstartmanövers die Richtung angefragt. Die Lotsen hätten daraufhin die Linkskurve freigegeben. In welcher Höhe der Pilot schließlich abdrehe, liege in seiner eigenen Verantwortung."
Which roughly translates to: According to DFS (German ATC) the pilot had queried the direction in the case of a go-around before initiating the approach. The controllers granted permission for a left turn. The height at which the pilot starts the turn is his own responsibility."