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On the 23rd May 2022, an #Airbus #A320 was performing a standard RNP #approach into Runway 27R at Charles De Gaulle #Paris. Unknown to the pilots at the time, the aircraft was on a #descent path straight into the ground below. How was this possible and why did the pilots not notice? Let’s explore

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Below you will find the links to videos and sources used in this episode. Enjoy checking them out!

Sources
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Final Report:
https://bea.aero/fileadmin/user_upload/BEA2022-0219_9H-EMU_preliminary_report_for_publication_EN_finalise.pdf

Sim Aircraft USed:
A32NX by FlyByWire
https://flybywiresim.com/

737-800 by Zibo:
https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/138974-b737-800x-zibo-mod-info-installation-download-links/

Nav Aids: skyradar.com
https://www.skyradar.com/hubfs/Images/Blogs/NavAids-Technical-Introduction-into-Architecture-and-Signals-of-ILS,DME,VOR.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Required_navigation_performance#/media/File:RNP_Track_3D.png

https://simpleflying.com/paris-airbus-a320-wrong-pressure-reading/

https://mentourpilot.com/incident-a320-six-feet-away-from-ground-collision/

https://samchui.com/2022/07/12/6-feet-above-ground-how-an-airbus-a320-narrowly-avoided-a-crash%EF%BF%BC/#.YymPAnbMJjE

https://infotourism.news/yikes-the-airbus-a320-was-six-feet-away-from-crash/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11006483/Airplane-came-6ft-hitting-ground-near-miss-trying-land-Paris.html


CHAPTERS
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00:00 - Start
00:20 - Flight overview
02:42 - ATIS information
06:43 - RNP approaches
08:53 - Go-around procedures
12:32 - The confusion begins
14:37 - Not an isolated case
15:46 - Weather problems
18:01 - Configured for landing
20:22 - 6 feet above
23:36 - Lined up again
27:29 - Visual with runway
29:31 - QNH blunder error