Missed Approach

Written by admin on January 20, 2010 – 12:53 am -

Captain Neil Roberts walked slowly to his plane 4R-AJL, a turboprop airplane, is 5-Bay International Airport at Katunayake, Srilanka, awaiting departure for its planned flight UL-207. First Officer William had already left the plane and the plane is now boarding.
The weather was clear with blue sky and there was no anticipation of possible bad weather UNITS BROKEN.

Captain Neil, on board the aircraft, says hello to the CEO and hutgive the cockpit and began. First Officer Williams had already prepared the cockpit for departure.

With the formal exchange of greetings, said Capt.Neil ATC Run-up and taxi clearance.

ATC cleared UL207 Colombo to begin the removal of the airplane to taxi off the active runway is 04, enter the track and the line up.

Capt. UL207 taxiied the track. Tot Called ATC

Request for ATC Tower instructions starting UL207

ATC copy UL207 – UL207 Colombo cleared –Via Colombo-Trichy liquidation plan scheduled flight cruise and maintain FL 160 – departure after takeoff on runway 04 – Turn left to intercept radial 345 and climb to cruising level freely.

Copied Roger-Take-Off Request

UL207 cleared for take-off surface wind 050 degrees 06 knots

Roger – Rolling

UL207 has a soft start, slowly, turning left during the climb and the set course. After his landing.

Mr.Kenneth George was in the morning, in full control ATC Trichy.With two leaves are gone only the arrival was UL207 to Colombo, is expected to 1030hrs.

Captain Neil was 75 miles from Trichy and called. Mr.George heard his call and responded to the plan and returned to the local pilot.

AT 1020hrs Capt. Neil called ATC Trichy:
Trichy Tower UL-207 – I am your opposite-field Request for authorization for a straight in approach to runway 27

George has cleared the aircraft straight approach and recommended flightFinal Report
UL207 agreed

Since 1023, reported UL207 final for runway 27 Mr.George who sought a place through his telescope, cleared the aircraft to land.

UL207, were approved for the land-04knts surface wind of 290 degrees.

Capt.Neil Roberts, was in reality, were finally abandoned World War II at the airport, near Tanjore, 15 miles east of Trichy, not knowing the wrong strategy, has a soft landing on the runway is no longer used. It cut its speed.
"Wewas something seriously wrong ', he thought. There was no accident, and four bids ATC building at all!
He knew now that he has landed at wrong!

Mr.George convened for the winding UL207 cab, but to his surprise found that there was no plan! What happened? Has crashed? Had many phone calls were not answers!

Meanwhile, Neil quietly backtracked on the runway at the beginning and was reinstated as the airplane was faster on the runwayroll, was a man who was near the palace and see how the plan!

When he got up, gave a call to ATC Trichy. George felt relieved. The aircraft reported to the finals again in 5 minutes, and landed at Trichy.

After blaming each other for decades, both the driver and the pilot decided to press the issue under the carpet.

Exactly a month later, he Mr.George a letter from his headquarters in order to explain the reasons for the failure to submit a report accidentcase of a wrong approach and landing, and the reason! The man in the abandoned airport that was the attendant, filed a complaint with the sites that a plane with the registration 4R AGL has a destination, but without paying landing fees. The date and time of registration left the cat out of the bag!


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