Emirates A388 at New York on Dec 4th 2017, at about 200 feet in the middle of turn to runway 13L
Last Update: December 12, 2017 / 18:27:43 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-207
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
A6-EEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Airport ICAO Code
KJFK
The FAA radar data suggest the aircraft was at 200 feet AGL at the lowest point. The Webtrak data produced by the airport authority show the aircraft at 338 feet MSL at its lowest point.
ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft (and recorded in one minute intervals) show the aircraft at the lowest point at 25 feet MSL measured to standard pressure already climbing at 2100fpm at 20:27:07L (01:27:07Z Dec 5th). With the current Altimeter setting of 30.43 inches (see METARs) 467 feet need to be added to compensate for ambient pressure, the ADS-B therefore show the aircraft at pressure altitude 492 feet MSL already in the climb again.
On Dec 12th 2017 the FAA told The Aviation Herald in response to the inquiry of Dec 9th 2017 (and an initial reply the same day that the FAA needed to check): "Emirates Airline EK-207, an Airbus A380, landed safely on Runway 13L at John F Kennedy International Airport, December 4, 2017 at 8:26 pm after initiating a go around due to a low altitude alert. The FAA is investigating."
Another Emirates A388 had descended below safe height on approach to Moscow about 3 months ago, see Incident: Emirates A388 at Moscow on Sep 10th 2017, go around from about 400 feet AGL 8nm before runway.
Metars:
KJFK 050251Z 14010KT 10SM BKN037 BKN180 09/05 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP304 T00940050 53001=
KJFK 050151Z 15010KT 10SM BKN037 BKN250 09/04 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP302 T00940044=
KJFK 050051Z 14011KT 10SM OVC035 09/04 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP303 T00940044=
KJFK 042351Z 15008KT 10SM OVC035 09/04 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP303 T00940044 10106 20078 55003=
KJFK 042251Z 14008KT 10SM BKN032 OVC250 09/05 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP299 T00890050=
KJFK 042151Z 11006KT 10SM BKN032 BKN250 08/04 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP303 T00780044=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Emirates Airlines
Flight number
EK-207
Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Destination
New York JFK, United States
Aircraft Registration
A6-EEU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A380-800
ICAO Type Designator
A388
Airport ICAO Code
KJFK
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