AAIR AA2016-9: A320 (HL7762) CFIT Hiroshima Japan, 14 April 2015
AAIR AA2016-9: A320 (HL7762) CFIT Hiroshima Japan, 14 April 2015
On 14 April 2015, a night RNAV(GNSS) approach to Hiroshima by an Airbus A320 was continued below minima without the prescribed visual reference and subsequently touched down 325 metres before the runway after failing to transition to a go around initiated from a very low height. The aircraft hit a permitted ground installation, then slid onto the runway before veering off it and stopping. The aircraft sustained extensive damage and an emergency evacuation followed with 28 of the 81 occupants sustaining minor injuries. The Investigation noted the unchallenged gross violation of minima by the Captain.






