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Aviation incident OPS03IA001

NONE · Airbus Industrie 330-301 · 2002-12-17 · Agana, USA

Event

NTSB number
OPS03IA001
Event ID
20030131X00137
Type
Incident
Date
2002-12-17
Location
Agana, USA

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
115
Total aboard
115

Aircraft

Make
Airbus Industrie
Model
330-301
Registration
F-OHZO
FAR Part
129
Engines
2
Damage
MINR

Conditions

Light
NDRK
Weather
IMC

Probable cause

The pilot's initiation of a premature descent that was both below the nominal glideslope and steeper than normal. Contributing to the incident was the air traffic controller's failure to respond to the MSAW warning and issue a safety alert as required by FAA order.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
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