Safety issue
| Safety issue description |
The decision height for assessing whether an aircraft met Wave Air’s stabilised approach criteria was too low. |
|---|---|
| Issue number | AO-2024-056-SI-03 |
| Issue owner | Wave Air |
| Transport function | Aviation: Air transport |
| Issue status | Closed – Adequately addressed |
| Date issue released | 07/05/2025 |
| Issue status justification |
The operator’s action to raise the stabilised approach decision height significantly increases the time available to reduce excess airspeed and the distance from the ground/obstacles during a go-around. |
Safety action
| Action type | Proactive action |
|---|---|
| Action number | AO-2024-056-PSA-318 |
| Organisation | Wave Air |
| Action description |
Wave Air modified its operations manual to require that stabilised approach criteria were to be met by 300 ft above airport elevation in visual meteorological conditions and 500 ft when operating under the instrument flight rules. |
| Action status | Closed |