Getjet Malta A320 at Paris on May 23rd 2022, descended below safe height on approach twice
Last Update: July 11, 2022 / 17:43:07 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Getjet Airlines Malta
Flight number
D8-4311
Departure
Stockholm, Sweden
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
9H-EMU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
LFPG
The French BEA rated the occurrence a serious incident (category Controlled Flight Into Terrain) and opened an investigation.
On Jul 11th 2022 the BEA released their preliminary report in French (subsequently also their preliminary report in English) reporting that for the first approach the approach controller provided an erroneous QNH (1011 hPa instead of 1001 hPa) causing the aircraft to continue 260 feet below the correct altitudes. Although the crew read back 1011hPA several times and other aircraft were given the correct QNH of 1001 hPa, the error was not picked up by ATC or by the crew. The MSAW alarm went off and the crew initiated a go around about 1nm before the runway threshold, the aircraft reached a minimum of 405 feet according to QNH 1001hPa (679 feet QNH 1011 hPa), the radio altimeter indicated 6 feet above ground level. However, no TAWS alerts were recorded during the approach. The controller cleared the aircraft: "turn right heading 360, climb to 5000 feet, 1001", the crew read back: "360 and climb to 5000, 1011" which was not picked up by the controller. The controller was relieved and another controller took this position over. However, the (correct) QNH was not provided to the crew or any other crew until after the aircraft landed. Still with the erroneous QNH the aircraft positioned for another approach. 3.1nm before the runway threshold a MSAW alarm activated again, the controller informed the crew who did not understand the reason for the MSAW and reported they were visual - in later testimony they reported they saw the PAPIs, one white, one pink, two red, maybe three red, however, definitely not 4 red. They applied a pitch up to correct their trajectory and continued for a landing without further incident.
Metars:
LFPG 231300Z 30014KT 7000 -SHRA FEW007 SCT013 BKN020 16/14 Q1001 NOSIG=
LFPG 231230Z 30010KT 6000 -SHRA FEW008 SCT019 BKN026 FEW050TCU 16/14 Q1001 NOSIG=
LFPG 231200Z 29010KT 5000 SHRA FEW010 BKN015 BKN028 FEW050CB 16/15 Q1001 TEMPO 3500 SHRA SCT060CB=
LFPG 231130Z 26008KT 9999 SCT016 BKN028 18/15 Q1001 RESHRA TEMPO 3500 SHRA SCT060CB=
LFPG 231100Z 25008KT 9999 SHRA SCT016 BKN028 19/14 Q1001 TEMPO 3500 SHRA SCT060CB=
LFPG 231030Z 26010KT 230V290 9999 SCT016 BKN031 19/14 Q1001 TEMPO 3500 SHRA SCT060CB=
LFPG 231000Z 26010KT 9999 BKN015 18/15 Q1001 NOSIG=
LFPG 230930Z 24011KT 9999 BKN010 BKN016 18/16 Q1001 NOSIG=
LFPG 230900Z 19011KT 9999 -SHRA BKN009 BKN016 18/16 Q1001 NOSIG=
LFPG 230830Z 17005KT 9999 SCT008 BKN018 BKN026 18/16 Q1001 TEMPO 4000 TSRA BKN008 SCT060CB=
LFPG 230800Z 16008KT 9999 FEW010 BKN018 BKN026 17/15 Q1001 TEMPO 4000 TSRA BKN008 SCT060CB=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 23, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Getjet Airlines Malta
Flight number
D8-4311
Departure
Stockholm, Sweden
Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France
Aircraft Registration
9H-EMU
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport ICAO Code
LFPG
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