GoAir plane aimed short of runway twice

A GoAir Airbus A320-200, flight G8-105 from New Delhi to Mumbai (India) with 154 passengers, was cleared to land on runway 27A, which has a threshold 1262 meters (4140 feet) displaced from the original threshold runway 27 due to reconstruction work. The crew however approached the original runway 27 prompting around 600 workers, who became aware of the oncoming plane, to run for cover. The crew initiated a go-around and was revectored for another approach, but again came in too low in approach for runway 27 instead of 27A. The crew initiated another go-around and finally landed safely on their third approach.
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation DGCA have initiated an investigation. GoAir confirmed the incident stating, that the pilots have been derostered to speed up the investigation.
05/11/09 Simon Hradecky/The Aviation Herald

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Categories: Airports Nov 2009, GoAir Nov 2009, Safety Nov 2009