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| Title: | Altitude excursion on SRA approach, Boeing 757-2T7, G-MONE, March 17, 2006 |
| Micro summary: | This Boeing 757-2T7 descended beneath glide slope on a surveillance radar approach. |
| Event Time: | 2006-03-17 at 1945 UTC |
| File Name: | 2006-03-17-2-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/C2006/03/05 |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Site of event: | On approach to Gibraltar Airport |
| Departure: | London Luton Airport, Luton, England, United Kingdom |
| Destination: | Gibraltar Airport, Gibraltar |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 757-2T7 |
| Flight Phase: | Approach |
| Registration(s): | G-MONE |
| Operator(s): | Monarch Airlines |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 194 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 194 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | Following a surveillance radar approach (SRA) to Runway 09 at Gibraltar Airport, the flight crew lost visual contact with the runway after passing the Visual Decision Point (VDP). During the subsequent go-around, the crew did not follow the correct missed approach procedures but ATC provided effective heading control to avoid the high ground. The lowest altitude of the aircraft when over the land was 2,100 ft. The highest point on the land, just south of the airfield, is 1,420 ft. Following the incident, ATC and the aircraft operating company made changes to procedures to reduce the chances of a similar occurrence. Additionally, it was considered that the airport lighting should be improved and a recommendation has been made to that effect. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Crew Resource Management |
| Operations - Unstabilized Approach |
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