GLF5, vicinity Paris Le Bourget France, 2017

GLF5, vicinity Paris Le Bourget France, 2017

Summary

On 10 September 2017, the First Officer of a Gulfstream G550 making an offset non-precision approach to Paris Le Bourget failed to make a correct visual transition and after both crew were initially slow to recognise the error, an unsuccessful attempt at a low-level corrective realignment followed. This had not been completed when the auto throttle set the thrust to idle at 50 feet whilst a turn was being made over the runway ahead of the displaced threshold and one wing was in collision with runway edge lighting. The landing attempt was rejected and the Captain took over the go-around.

Description

On 10 September 2017, a Gulfstream G550 (M-SAWO) being operated by AvconJet on a non scheduled passenger flight from Vienna to Paris Le Bourget failed to correctly make the required transition from the offset non-precision approach to runway 25 at destination to its centreline in day VMC. After the stick shaker was activated during a late attempt to line up for touchdown, a go around, during which the left wing hit and damaged a runway edge light causing minor consequential damage to the aircraft, was initiated. The rest of the go around, re-positioning and the subsequent approach and landing were then completed without further event.

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