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Five years ago, a Fokker 100 from Qantas Link descended below approach minima and landed at Paraburdoo Airport in Australia. Why did this happen? And what are your options when the weather does not cooperate, you run out of options, and the fuel status becomes critical?
References:
- Flight QF1616, ATSB: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2021/aair/ao-2021-048
- ICAO Annex 6 (2018): https://ffac.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ICAO-Annex-6-Operation-of-Aircraft-Part-I-International-commercial-air-transport.pdf
- Skybrary: https://www.skybrary.aero/articles/fuel-emergencies-guidance-controllers
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Five years ago, a Fokker 100 from Qantas Link descended below approach minima and landed at Paraburdoo Airport in Australia. Why did this happen? And what are your options when the weather does not cooperate, you run out of options, and the fuel status becomes critical?
References:
- Flight QF1616, ATSB: https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2021/aair/ao-2021-048
- ICAO Annex 6 (2018): https://ffac.ch/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/ICAO-Annex-6-Operation-of-Aircraft-Part-I-International-commercial-air-transport.pdf
- Skybrary: https://www.skybrary.aero/articles/fuel-emergencies-guidance-controllers
Images copyright: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0/4.0.
