Vietnam A321 at Hanoi on Apr 12th 2019, joined wrong ILS for approach and went around

Last Update: May 6, 2019 / 14:37:17 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vietnam Airlines

Flight number
VN-587

Departure
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Destination
Hanoi, Vietnam

Aircraft Registration
VN-A393

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

A Vietnam Airlines Airbus A321-200, registration VN-A393 performing flight VN-587 from Kaohsiung (Taiwan) to Hanoi (Vietnam), was on approach to Hanoi cleared for the ILS approach to runway 11L when the aircraft joined the ILS for runway 11R. Descending through 800 feet AGL tower noticed the aircraft was on the wrong approach and instructed a go around, the aircraft went around, positioned for another approach, this time to runway 11L and landed safely on runway 11L about 10 minutes after the go around.

On May 6th 2019 The Aviation Herald learned that the crew had departed Kaohsiung's runway 09 and had tuned the LOC for that runway at frequency 108.3MHz for departure. The frequency remained selected throughout the flight. Hanoi's ILS runway 11R also has frequency 108.3MHz, the autopilot thus automatically picked up the ILS for runway 11R.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 12, 2019

Classification
Incident

Airline
Vietnam Airlines

Flight number
VN-587

Departure
Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Destination
Hanoi, Vietnam

Aircraft Registration
VN-A393

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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