ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180222
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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  ATR 72-500 (72-212A) |
| Owner/operator: | Aer Lingus Regional, opb Aer Arann |
| Registration: | EI-REL |
| MSN: | 748 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 50 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Cork Airport (EICK) -
 Ireland
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Manchester International Airport (MAN/EGCC) |
| Cork Airport (EICK) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft, which was on a scheduled passenger flight, carried out a go-around from its first approach to runway (RWY) 25 at Cork Airport (EICK) in stormy weather, due to a significant increase in indicated airspeed on short final. The aircraft then positioned under radar control for a second approach to the same runway. Its track brought it south of EICK, close to the coast and at times over the sea. During this time, a thick layer of sea salt formed on the front windscreens, obscuring the Flight Crew’s forward visibility. As it was not possible to acquire the necessary visual references for landing, a second go-around was flown. The Flight Crew flew the aircraft to areas of shower activity and a small portion of the Commander’s windscreen was cleared. A third approach was flown to a successful landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/ready-salted-atr72-wp3d/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2015 19:50 | harro | Added |
| 02-Jan-2021 09:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Accident report] |
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