Final Report A320 (OE-INE) & DR40, Bordeaux France, 31 September 2022

Final Report A320 (OE-INE) & DR40, Bordeaux France, 31 September 2022

Publication info
Author
BEA (France)
Category
Accident Reports Air Ground Communication Runway Incursion Human Factors
Date of publication
05/04/2024

On 31 December 2022, an Airbus A320 crew cleared to land on runway 23 at Bordeaux in good day visibility had not noticed a stationary light aircraft at the runway threshold. Only a call from the concerned light aircraft pilot on a busy frequency prompted the controller to order the A320 to go around which it did from just over 100 feet agl before passing overhead the unseen DR400 light aircraft at 178 feet agl. The controller, who was covering GND/TWR/APP/INFO positions due to short staffing, had forgotten their earlier instruction to the light aircraft to line up and wait.

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