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Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered VH-VQK and operated by Jetstar on 18/05/2018 near Ballina [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Erreur de configuration de l'aéronef lors de l'approche, approche interrompue

Responsible entity

Australia - ATSB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

The approach to runway 24 became unstable and the crew conducted a missed approach at 500 ft. During the missed approach procedure, the crew exchanged flying duties and inadvertently failed to fully retract the flaps and extend the landing gear. The crew subsequently conducted a second missed approach.