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Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered VH-VNR operated by Tigerair on 16/10/2019 at Sydney [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Vitesse non stabilisée pendant l'approche, déclenchement alerte GPWS

Responsible entity

Australia - ATSB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

During an approach to Sydney runway 16L, at about 1300 ft the aircraft's speed fell below the minimum approach speed, resulting in an E/GPWS SPEED alert. The aircraft speed was recovered and the aircraft's approach was stable by 1000 ft.