B78X (A6-BMD) vicinity Abu Dhabi UAE, 6 June 2020

B78X (A6-BMD) vicinity Abu Dhabi UAE, 6 June 2020

Publication info
Category
Accident Reports Human Factors Controlled Flight Into Terrain Air Ground Communication
Date of publication
28/09/2021

On 6 June 2020, a Boeing 787-10 on approach at Abu Dhabi began a low go around from an RNAV(RNP) approach when it became obvious to the crew that the aircraft was far lower than it should have been but were unaware why this occurred until an ATC query led them to recognise that the wrong QNH had been set with recognition of the excessively low altitude delayed by haze limiting the PAPI range. The Investigation found that advice of MSAW activations which would have enabled the flight crew to recognise their error were not advised to them.

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