Final Report B748 (VQ-BLR) Amsterdam Netherlands, 13 Jan 2017

Final Report B748 (VQ-BLR) Amsterdam Netherlands, 13 Jan 2017

Publication info
Author
DSB (Netherlands)
Category
Controlled Flight Into Terrain Human Factors
Date of publication
17/07/2018

On 13 January 2017, a Boeing 747-8F arriving at Amsterdam at night in turbulent conditions initially touched down just short of landing runway 36R destroying runway threshold lights and causing minor damage to the aircraft which was subsequently observed after the aircraft had parked. The Investigation determined that a high rate of descent had developed towards the end of a previously stable approach and after this had led to EGPWS Glideslope and Sink Rate Alerts, a go-around was required under operator procedures but was not flown and an insufficient flare then led to a premature hard landing and bounce.

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