Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered CS-TVG operated by TAP on 17/01/2026 near Prague (Czech Republic)
Passage under the approach path, terrain proximity warning system, during approach
Responsible entity
Preliminary data based on the notification from the Czech Republic authorities:
During approach to ILS06 at LKPR, there was descending bellow cleared altitude (4000 ft) with high rate of descend (approx. 3000 ft/m) and increasing speed. Flight crew was warned by ATC two times, during second warning from ATC, flight crew reported terrain warning and started to climb. Lowes altitude (RALT) was 968 ft above terrain. After recovery, the aircraft climbed to 5 850 ft. Second attempt for approach and landing was uneventful.