The investigation states that the crew was confused in foggy weather incidents

An investigation into a “serious incident” at Guernsey Airport last summer showed that there was a lack of communication problems between the crew in foggy weather.

The British air accidents examination industry (AAIB) released a report on Thursday (February 27) that dealt with the plane operated by Jump Air, which continued an approach to the airport while he was foggy.

The flight from Southampton to Guernsey on August 12, with 52 passengers and five crew members on board, rose below the minimum height, which was permitted during poor visibility.

In the British regulations, a ban on approach that prohibits the crew has to get off below 1,000 feet if the visibility of the runway is not appropriate.

This is available to minimize the likelihood that a plane has no uncontrolled contact with the ground during the bad view.

CCTV film material from the airport shows Stills The TouchDown zone of the runway, one of the weather at the time of the approach and the following day when there was no fog.

When approaching the runway, the crew of the aircraft continued to drop below the rapprochement of 1,000 feet, although the visual area is below what is necessary for landing.

The AAIB said both occupying members were aware of the ban on approach, but it was not discussed before or during the approach.

When the aircraft continued to go to the runway under the foggy conditions, the AAIB said that “confusion and misunderstanding led between the crew, which caused the plane to remain more or less with the equipment”.

Just 70 feet from the floor, the plane then initiated a drain and remained 61 to 78 feet above the floor for 15 seconds before climbing back into the air.

The report states: “Ineffective communication meant that none of the pilot was certain of what the other did or planned. As a result, there was confusion about the process. None of the pilots were fully aware of the intentions or the situation of the other pilot. “

The flight was then diverted to Southampton Airport, where it landed without further incidents.

Jump Air was taken to prevent security measures to prevent such problems from occurring in the future, such as:

Guernsey Airline Aurigny told BBC News The flight was operated by Jump Air, an aircraft, a crew, maintenance and insurance (ACMI) or a “wet lease” provider.

A spokesman said that this was common and typically used by airlines that have his fleet capacity during peak times or when his own fleet is affected.

They added: “We are encouraged by the report results that jump Air has implemented a number of changes since the incident.

“We are very happy that all these participants are safe and that the security and well -being of our customers and our crew always have our priority. We will work closely with the supervisory authorities and the ACMI operators. “

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