B733 / DH8D, Fort McMurray Canada, 2014

B733 / DH8D, Fort McMurray Canada, 2014

Summary

On 4 August 2014, a Boeing 737-300 making a day visual approach at Fort McMurray after receiving an ILS/DME clearance lined up on a recently-constructed parallel taxiway and its crew were only alerted to their error shortly before touchdown by the crew of a DHC8-400 which was taxiing along the same taxiway in the opposite direction. This resulted in a go around being commenced from 46 feet agl. The Investigation noted that both pilots had been looking out during the final stages of the approach and had ignored important SOPs including that for a mandatory go around from an unstable approach.

Description

On 4 August 2014, a Boeing 737-300 (C-GICN) being operated by Canadian North on a passenger flight from Winnipeg to Fort McMurray as MPE9131 made a visual approach to a taxiway parallel to the main runway at destination after accepting an ILS approach and began a very low go around only after being prompted to do so by the crew of a Bombardier DHC8-400 being operated as Air Canada Jazz JZA391 which was taxiing in the opposite direction on the same taxiway. The recorded CPA was 230 feet vertically and 46 feet laterally.

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