Circling and Missed Approach Traps in AYPY Q400 at AYTK

Presented by, Captain Neil Sexton Chief Pilot, Air Niugini

The Pacific Regional Runway Safety Seminar 21st –24th May 2012 Photographs by Capt Joseph Saldanha Bali, Indonesia Flight Safety Manager Air Niugini AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 1 DHC8-200 AYMH

OBECTIVE

To briefly describe some of the strategies adopted by Air Niugini in conducting Circling and Missed Approaches on domestic flights.

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 2 PAPUA NEW GUINEA

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 3 Air Niugini’s Current Fleet Composition

Boeing 767-300 3

Fokker 100 6

Dash 8 Q400 3

Dash 8 Q300 3

Dash 8 Q200 3

Dash 8 Q100 2

Total 20

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 4 Air Niugini’s 3-Strategy Approach to Circling and Missed Approach Traps

Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3

• Documentation • Training • Assessment

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 5 Strategy 1 Documentation

Owen Stanley Range Simpson Harbour Rabual Finisterre Range

AYGR AYMD AYMO

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 6 STRATEGY 1 Documentation “Part 119 Manuals”  Standard Operational Procedures Manual (SOPM) Route Guide Manual Flight Crew Operations Manual (FCOM)

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 7 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES MANUAL Company standards Pre Flight Briefing Cross checking and confirmation of critical actions  Stabilized Approach  Standard Calls  VFR/IFR procedures Visual approach slope guidance  Low visibility approaches AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 8 ROUTE GUIDE MANUAL  Airports specific to aircraft type  Special Procedures  Committal Height  Miss Approach Special Procedures

 Manoeuvring B757-200  Fuel to hold  Alternates  Route Drift Down

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 9 FLIGHT CREW OPERATING MANUAL

 Fleet specific information  Performance AYWK  Normal Operating Procedures  Abnormal Procedures  Weight and Balance  Port Arrival Procedures DHC8-300  Port Departure Procedures

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 10 STRATEGY 2 Training

AYBK AYGA AYTK

AYMD AYHK AYPY

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 11 GROUND TRAINING  Two weeks aircraft‐specific technical training  Two weeks job‐specific training  10 Sectors Supernumerary Flights

AYPY AYMD RWY25 AYPY RWY 32R

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 12 SIMULATOR TRAINING  Ten sessions for an initial endorsement  Covering Aircraft handling  Instrument Approaches  Visual approaches  Miss Approaches  Single Engine Approach and Landing  Single Engine Miss Approaches  Minimum Weather Circuits and Landing

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 13 LINE TRAINING

Crew must demonstrate:  Published instrument approaches into ports  Visual approaches  Minimum weather circuits  Knowledge of escape procedures  Knowledge of miss approach procedures  Single Engine Procedures

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 14 STRATEGY 3 Assessment

AYPY Owen Stanley Range Bootless Bay AYPY

AYWK RWY28 AYGA RWY 17R Mt Giluwe

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 15 GROUND ASSESSMENT AYMR Lake Kutabu  Aircraft Technical  Performance  Weight and Balance  Dangerous Goods Fairfax Harbour POM  Emergency Procedures  Crew Resource Management

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 16 SIMULATOR ASSESSMENT  Emergency Procedures Mt Giluwe  Aircraft Handling  Instrument Approaches  Visual Approaches  Minimum Weather Circuits  Two Engine Missed Approaches  Single Engine Missed Approaches

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 17 LINE CHECKS

 Emergency Procedures Mt Ialibu  Aircraft Handling  Instrument Approaches  Visual Approaches  Minimum Weather Circuits  Two Engine Missed Approaches  Escape Procedures

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 18 CASE STUDY AYMH

AYMH App RWY 12 AYMH AYMH RWY 12

RWY

Kuli Gap Koman River AYMH Mt Marip AYMH AYMH

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 19 Documentation  Route Guide Information ‐ Drift Down, Port Details Etc...  SOPM – Standard calls and procedures.  Airport Information –This is also found in the Jepp charts, and VTC charts.  FCOM Manuals ‐Caution and Mt Oga AYMH Restrictions with regards to aircraft type specific.

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 20 Route Guide Information

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 21 Documentation

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 22 Documentation cont...

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 23 AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 24 AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 25 Conclusion Air Niugini adopts three fundamental strategies to reduce the risk of a serious events while conducting circling and miss approaches on domestic flights within PNG. These strategies are:  Documentation B757 at AYPY  Training  Crew Assessment

AIR NIUGINI MAY 2012 26 Questions or Suggestions?

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