Titan B752 at Freetown on Dec 13th 2013, continued approach despite "PULL UP" EGPWS warning
Last Update: August 15, 2014 / 13:23:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2013
Classification
Report
Airline
Titan Airways
Flight number
GBQ-3521
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Aircraft Registration
G-ZAPX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
The British AAIB released their bulletin stating: "The commander (41, ATPL, 5,300 hours total, 700 hours on type) stated that it was clear that the approach was unstable and that he should have flown a go-around."
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Dec 13, 2013
Classification
Report
Airline
Titan Airways
Flight number
GBQ-3521
Departure
London Gatwick, United Kingdom
Destination
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Aircraft Registration
G-ZAPX
Aircraft Type
Boeing 757-200
ICAO Type Designator
B752
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