NTSB - OPS03IA001, A333 CFIT Adana, Guam, 16 Dec. 2002

NTSB - OPS03IA001, A333 CFIT Adana, Guam, 16 Dec. 2002

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Accident Reports Controlled Flight Into Terrain

On December 16, 2002, approximately 1735 UTC, an Airbus A330, operating as Philippine Airlines flight 110 (PAL110), struck power lines while executing a localizer-only Instrument Landing System (ILS) approach to runway 6L at A.B. Pat Won Guam International Airport, Agana, Guam (GUM). Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed during the approach. Following a ground proximity warning system (GPWS) alert, the crew executed a missed approach and landed successfully after a second approach to the airport.

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