Final Report B737 & B738 vicinity Amsterdam Netherlands, 29 March 2018

Final Report B737 & B738 vicinity Amsterdam Netherlands, 29 March 2018

Publication info
Author
DSB (Netherlands)
Category
Loss of Separation Air Ground Communication
Date of publication
24/09/2020

On 29 March 2018, a Boeing 737-700 commenced a late go-around from landing at Amsterdam on a runway with an extended centreline which passed over another runway from which a Boeing 737-800 had already been cleared for takeoff. An attempt by the controller responsible for both aircraft to stop the departing aircraft failed because the wrong callsign was used, so low level divergent turns were given to both aircraft and 0.5nm lateral and 300 feet vertical separation was achieved. The Investigation concluded that the ATC procedure involved was potentially hazardous and made a safety recommendation that it should be withdrawn.

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