A320, vicinity Paris CDG, France, 2022

A320, vicinity Paris CDG, France, 2022

Summary

On 23 May 2022, an Airbus A320 came within six feet of the ground without crew awareness during a go-around from an RNP BaroVNAV approach after failing to obtain visual reference. The descent below minimum altitude followed use of an incorrect QNH altimeter setting passed by ATC but not identified as such. The lack of an EGPWS warning was due to the non-current EGPWS version for which upgrading had not been mandated. It was concluded that the regulatory intention in Europe to transition from ILS to RNP approaches had not led to any recognition of the potential impact on operational safety.

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