Serious Incident to the Airbus A318 registered N596EL and operated by Avianca on 27/03/2018 near Cali [Investigation led by GRIAA / Colombia]
Alarme GPWS, manoeuvre d'évitement, déclenchement de la protection ALPHA FLOOR, atterrissage
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Colombian authorities:
The aircraft was scheduled to perform a flight between SKBO to SKCL. According to the initial information, in descent phase to SKCL following the STAR MANGA 8, there was a GPWS warning at 14000 feet (MSL) and 1500 feet RA with TERRAIN TERRAIN PULL UP alarm. The crew performed an evasive maneuvering with ALPHA FLOOR activation. The aircraft landed normally in SKCL, without injuries and aircraft damages.