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A320 first officer reported executing a go-around at ZZZZ airport after receiving a GPWS terrain warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1732266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202002 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
On approach to ZZZZ runway X received a GPWS 'too low flaps' alert. Executed successful go around. A combination of factors all taking place in a relatively short time span created a distraction that resulted in omission of necessary procedures allowing proper configuration of aircraft for landing. ATC interruptions for requested position reports along the approach; heavy accent from foreign language requiring repetitive communications increasing workload; steep descent due to terrain separation requiring intercepting the glide path from above and extending the landing gear earlier than normal to increase drag resulting in a disruption of normal flows. Airbus logic for increasing airspeed along the approach to maintain a desired ground speed creating a distraction as a result of strong and gusty winds. It is important to create additional barriers when changes from expectations have taken place; such as extending the landing gear earlier than anticipated so as to prevent potential omission of required tasks.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 First Officer reported executing a go-around at ZZZZ airport after receiving a GPWS terrain warning.
Narrative: On approach to ZZZZ Runway X received a GPWS 'Too Low Flaps' alert. Executed successful go around. A combination of factors all taking place in a relatively short time span created a distraction that resulted in omission of necessary procedures allowing proper configuration of aircraft for landing. ATC interruptions for requested position reports along the approach; heavy accent from foreign language requiring repetitive communications increasing workload; steep descent due to terrain separation requiring intercepting the glide path from above and extending the landing gear earlier than normal to increase drag resulting in a disruption of normal flows. Airbus logic for increasing airspeed along the approach to maintain a desired ground speed creating a distraction as a result of strong and gusty winds. It is important to create additional barriers when changes from expectations have taken place; such as extending the landing gear earlier than anticipated so as to prevent potential omission of required tasks.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.