With plane on runway, incoming flight makes last-minute go-around
As a result, the spacing between the two arriving aircraft reduced from the four nautical miles being maintained by ATC, and the other plane was on the runway for 25-30 seconds longer than it should have. ATC asked pilots of the SWISS Airbus A330 to go around when it was at an altitude of 1,400 feet. It landed safely in the second attempt.
The incident happened after 11.40pm Sunday when SWISS LX 146 was flying in from Zurich and a carrier's A320 from Phuket was ahead of it in the sequence of landing.
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According to a senior ATC official, the other aircraft was "four nautical miles from touchdown on runway 11R and LX 146 behind it was about eight NM from touchdown. The other aircraft reduced speed on final approach. Subsequently, SWISS was asked to reduce speed to minimum speed by the approach controller".
ATC asked the SWISS flight to "continue approach" because even this slightly reduced horizontal separation would have been enough for it to land had the other plane landed and vacated runway 11R using the first rapid exit taxiway.
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At 120 degrees to the runway, the alignment of the Y1 rapid exit taxiway would have made it possible for the aircraft to vacate the runway on landing roll itself and then LX 146 touching down.
"After landing, ATC asked the other plane's pilot to vacate the runway via rapid exit taxiway Y1. But the pilot said the aircraft would vacate the runway by Y2, which is further down the runway and farther away from Y1. This resulted in increased runway occupancy time by 25-30 seconds," said the official.
Since the other flight couldn't vacate the runway in time, ATC asked SWISS to "go around" or carry out a missed approach for "safety reasons". Flight tracking sites show the Lufthansa Group airliner did so when it was at an altitude of 1,400 feet. It landed safely in its second attempt at 11.51pm, as per flight tracking sites.
At that time, Delhi was witnessing easterly winds — which is common during the monsoon season. IGIA's main runway 10/28 has been closed for repairs since June 15.
With three operational runways (minus 10/28) and easterly winds, Delhi can handle a maximum of up to 32 arrivals in an hour.
While the number of flights has been cut at Delhi, ATC and pilots still need to be extra careful to operate in circumstances to maximise aircraft movement.
"We are operating amid a shortage of experienced manpower. Whether it is Delhi or Mumbai, the crunch situation leaves low margin for error. An aircraft slowing down or taking longer than anticipated to vacate the runway means quick decisions in real time to ensure safety," said an ATC source.
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