Vueling A320 at Hamburg on May 11th 2018, ATC prevents landing on wrong airport

Last Update: May 11, 2018 / 23:22:21 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 11, 2018

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vueling

Flight number
VY-1820

Aircraft Registration
EC-KDG

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320

ICAO Type Designator
A320

Airport
Hamburg Airport, Hamburg

Airport ICAO Code
EDDH

A Vueling Airbus A320-200, registration EC-KDG performing flight VY-1820 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Hamburg Fuhlsbüttel (Germany), was on approach to Hamburg's International Airport Fuhlsbüttel. The ILS for runway 05 as well as the NDB approach were out of service, the approach minima had been raised due to obstacles near the runway 05. Aircraft were cleared for RNP approaches to runway 05, the Vueling crew however performed a visual approach to runway 05 and lined up with Finkenwerder's runway 05. ATC intervened, instructed the crew to turn left and not to descend. The crew shifted their flight path slightly to the left, climbed 200 feet, now aligned with the runway 05 of Fuhlsbüttel and continued for a safe landing on the correct runway.

A listener on frequency reported ILS and NDB approaches were out of service, aircraft were normally cleared for RNP approaches, the Vueling crew however could not or did not want to fly the RNP and opted for a visual approach to runway 05. The crew reported the runway in sight about 20nm before Fuhlsbüttel's runway 05 and about 10nm before Finkenwerder's runway 05. ATC cleared the aircraft for a visual approach further instructing to maintain 2500 feet until 7nm before touchdown. A few minutes later ATC instructed the crew to turn left and not descend as the aircraft obviously attempted to land on Finkenwerder's runway 05.

According to ADS-B data transmitted by the aircraft the aircraft joined the final approach course about 23nm before the Fuhlsbüttel's runway 05 threshold, was fully aligned with Finkenwerder's runway 05 just before Buxtehude about 7nm before Finkenwerder's runway 05 threshold and began the final descent, then turned slightly left and climbed 200 feet shifting their flight path slightly (about 0.9nm) to the left, flew past Finkenwerder now aligned with Fuhlsbüttel's runway 05 and landed safely.

The occurrence aircraft departed for the return flight to Barcelona on schedule, however, is now still on the ground in Barcelona about 8 hours after landing in Barcelona.

Metars:
EDDH 111320Z 25004KT 150V280 CAVOK 18/07 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 111250Z 26004KT 210V300 9999 BKN049 17/08 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 111220Z VRB05KT 9999 BKN042 17/08 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 111150Z VRB05KT 9999 SCT039 17/07 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 111120Z 27003KT 200V010 9999 SCT038 17/07 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 111050Z VRB03KT 9999 SCT032 18/09 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 111020Z VRB04KT 9999 SCT028 16/08 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 110950Z 28005KT 200V330 9999 SCT026 16/09 Q1020 NOSIG=
EDDH 110920Z VRB05KT 9999 SCT023 15/09 Q1020 NOSIG=

Related NOTAMs:
A2044/18 NOTAMN
Q) EDWW/QICAS/I /NBO/A /000/999/5338N00959E005
A) EDDH B) 1804230917 C) 1805232100
E) ILS RWY 05 NOT AVBL. AIP SUP IFR 09/18 REFERS.

A2178/18 NOTAMN
Q) EDWW/QOBCE/IV/M /AE/000/003/5340N01005E001
A) EDDH B) 1805070500 C) 1808071500 EST
E) DAILY 0500-1500 EXC SAT/SUN/HOL.
MOBILE CRANE AND CONSTRUCTION EQPT IN DEP SECTOR ALL IFR DEP RWY 05.
PSN 533958N 0100450E. ELEV 276FT/178FT AGL. NOT MARKED AND LIGHTED.

A1216/18 NOTAMN
Q) EDWW/QPICH/I /NBO/A /000/999/5338N00959E005
A) EDDH B) 1803131513 C) 1806132359 EST
E) DUE TO LIMITED NAVAID COVERAGE OF FU NDB THE FLW CHANGES
TO APCH PROC OCCUR:
RWY 05:
NDB APCH PROC TEMPO SUSPENDED.
REF AIP AD 2 EDDH 4-4-3 EFF 10 DEC 2015.

A0629/18 NOTAMN
Q) EDWW/QPOCH/I /NBO/A /000/999/5338N00959E005
A) EDDH B) 1802130800 C) 1805140800 EST
E) OCA(H) RAISED AS FLW:
LNAV RWY 05: ALL ACFT CAT 550(520)FT, DUE TO CRANE AT PSN 4760M
BEFORE THR 05, 420M SE OF EXTENDED RCL, 533523N 0095457E,
ELEV 300FT/232FT AGL. DAY AND NIGHT MARKED.
CAUTION: CRANE WI DEP SECT, ALL IFR DEP RWY 23 AFFECTED.