Air China A320 at Hong Kong on Jun 4th 2017, CFIT averted by ATC
Last Update: June 6, 2017 / 15:17:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-428
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Chengdu, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6822
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Metars:
VHHH 041430Z 14010KT 9999 FEW010 SCT028 30/26 Q1005 NOSIG=
VHHH 041400Z 14009KT 120V180 9999 FEW010 SCT028 30/26 Q1005 NOSIG=
VHHH 041300Z 15007KT 100V180 9999 FEW010 SCT028 30/26 Q1004 NOSIG=
VHHH 041230Z 15008KT 120V190 9999 FEW010 SCT028 30/26 Q1004 NOSIG=
VHHH 041200Z 21009KT 9999 FEW010 SCT028 30/26 Q1003 NOSIG=
VHHH 041130Z 17007KT 070V200 9999 FEW010 SCT028 31/26 Q1003 NOSIG=
VHHH 041100Z 19008KT 120V200 9999 FEW010 SCT030 31/26 Q1003 NOSIG=
VHHH 041030Z 19008KT 150V230 9999 FEW010 SCT030 31/26 Q1003 NOSIG=
VHHH 041000Z 19010KT 140V220 9999 FEW010 SCT030 32/25 Q1002 NOSIG=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jun 4, 2017
Classification
Incident
Airline
Air China
Flight number
CA-428
Departure
Hong Kong, China
Destination
Chengdu, China
Aircraft Registration
B-6822
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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