AI-Jet incident more serious than feared

Mumbai: The Air India Boeing 747 aircraft that came to land at Mumbai airport on Wednesday night was only 300 feet above ground and a kilometre from the runway threshold when it commenced a go-around as its commander spotted a Jet Airways aircraft rolling to take-off from the same runway.
The incident would have rattled the passengers, what with the descending jumbo suddenly changing its profile to climb. But jumbo jets can safely execute a go-around from heights even lower than 300 feet though the manoeuvre is accompanied by drama as its four engines rev up to go around power and the decibel levels shoot up as the aircraft changes to take-off mode. Also, in this case, the Jet carrier was on roll to take-off from the runway. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is investigating the runway incursion incident and the transcripts of conversation that took place between the pilots and the controllers were played out on Friday.
25/08/12 Manu V/Times of India

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