Incident Overview
Description
Iberia flight IB588 from M laga, Spain, was damaged in a landing accident at Zrich-Kloten Airport, Switzerland. The aircraft scraped the right hand wing during landing. There were no injuries. CAUSES (translated from German): The landing accident with ground contact of the wing can be attributed to: – Erroneous approach to the wrong runway due to .. Unfavorable VOR/DME approach procedure whose line runs exactly in the direction of the runway threshold of the wrong runway .. Failure to mention the notorious confusion possibility of both runways when carrying out the VOR/DME procedure .. Late control of the assigned runway by the pilots. – Failure to execute a go around after realizing the runway confusion – Unstabilized final approach due to corrective maneuvers towards the assigned runway.
Primary Cause
Incorrect runway approach due to a flawed VOR/DME procedure, leading to a wrong runway selection and subsequent control failures.Incorrect runway approach due to a flawed VOR/DME procedure, leading to a wrong runway selection and subsequent control failures.Share on:
