Airbus A300-600 Go-Around
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Airbus A300-600 Go-Around
Dear All
I was a passenger in an Airbus A300-600 landing at Gimhae International Airport (RKPK) RW18, in South Korea yesterday. I am a PPL(A) so am interested in aviation, but I have limited knowledge of Commercial aviation. It was daytime, and the weather was 'nosig', and visability was good.
The unusual thing (to my mind) is that due to mountains at the nothern end of the runway, the approach to RW18 from downwind is that of a continuous decending right turn until almost at the boundary fence. I don't have access to IFR Approach plates, but that's what it seemed like to me.
As the aircraft flew over the boundary fence and entered a flare; at the point I would expect to hear the engines run down and a landing to be made, the engines suddenly spooled up and we flew away from the runway, presumably a go around.
When settled back at around 2,000 feet, the Captain said there was a "cockpit safety warning" and we would attempt another landing. This 2nd landing seemed normal.
Can anyone think of any reason why we initialted a go-around at such a low altitude, or what the cockpit safety warning could have been? Could it have been due to other factors? At such a low altitude, is it still called a go-around?
Thanks
Nick
I was a passenger in an Airbus A300-600 landing at Gimhae International Airport (RKPK) RW18, in South Korea yesterday. I am a PPL(A) so am interested in aviation, but I have limited knowledge of Commercial aviation. It was daytime, and the weather was 'nosig', and visability was good.
The unusual thing (to my mind) is that due to mountains at the nothern end of the runway, the approach to RW18 from downwind is that of a continuous decending right turn until almost at the boundary fence. I don't have access to IFR Approach plates, but that's what it seemed like to me.
As the aircraft flew over the boundary fence and entered a flare; at the point I would expect to hear the engines run down and a landing to be made, the engines suddenly spooled up and we flew away from the runway, presumably a go around.
When settled back at around 2,000 feet, the Captain said there was a "cockpit safety warning" and we would attempt another landing. This 2nd landing seemed normal.
Can anyone think of any reason why we initialted a go-around at such a low altitude, or what the cockpit safety warning could have been? Could it have been due to other factors? At such a low altitude, is it still called a go-around?
Thanks
Nick
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At such a low altitude, is it still called a go-around?
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There are many things that could have caused the go-around. I can't think of any cockpit-warning lights right now..it's midnight here and it's been a long day.
The most common problem is traffic exiting the runway too slow.
The most common problem is traffic exiting the runway too slow.
