Flydubai crash investigators suggest pilot go-around errors

Russian’s Interstate Aviation Committee has issued 5 “prompt” safety recommendations in its interim report on the crash of Flydubai flight 981, a Boeing 737-800 that plunged into the ground after a second missed approach at the Rostov-on-Don airport March 19. Four of the recommendations address pilot actions and potential disorientation during go-arounds (or missed approaches) with both engines operating near the end of a flight, when aircraft weight is lower and the engines provide more acceleration. A fifth recommendation calls for Boeing 737-800 operators to take note of the findings. The early recommendations hint that disorientation as a result of the dynamic manoeuvre—a full-power go-around with both engines operating and low aircraft weight after 6 hours of flying—could have played a major role in the crash. <br/>