Limitations of instrument landings.

[Moneybox]

How can one aircraft almost land on the back of another identical aircraft?

 

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Obviously relying on instruments instead of visual. ADSB data shows a clearance of 11' between aircraft.

[facthunter]

It's Dead easy. There's not a lot of visibility  above and below in a lot of cockpits.  Nev

[onetrack]

A distinct failure of ATC, I would opine. Isn't ATC there primarily to ensure the safety of the travelling public on commercial flights?

[facthunter]

Both could have been doing visual approaches and are supposed to be stabilised by 400 Ft AGL . Either way the Plane doesn't fly itself, despite what many thInk about Commercial Jets. In Controlled Airspace I can't see How/why this close Proximity went unnoticed and both Planes would have Had TCAS.  Nev

[facthunter]

Instrument approaches only go the  Minimum on the chart where you must be fully visual or go around so  the Title of the thread is not helpful. Commercial Jets don't normally use runways where there's no glideslope Info or a VASIS, Visual approach slope Indicator, available to back up your approach angle judgement. . Nev

[Moneybox]

4 hours ago, facthunter said:

Instrument approaches only go the  Minimum on the chart where you must be fully visual or go around so  the Title of the thread is not helpful. Commercial Jets don't normally use runways where there's no glideslope Info or a VASIS, Visual approach slope Indicator, available to back up your approach angle judgement. . Nev

Please excuse my ignorance but if the pilot has full visual how did he end up at 50' before commencing a go-around? Even if the plane on the ground was in the wrong place he was not to blame here.

Edited yesterday at 07:06 AM by Moneybox

[Thruster88]

Think it was at night. Hard to see a stationary aircraft on the runway against the runway lights.

[turboplanner]

On 27/09/2025 at 4:59 PM, onetrack said:

A distinct failure of ATC, I would opine. Isn't ATC there primarily to ensure the safety of the travelling public on commercial flights?

Luckily yes sometimes.

Have a look on the ATSB files for the hundreds of times where the Airproxes turned into fatals.

[facthunter]

Another factor  here would be the Weather and Mistakes as yet not  correlated. WADE through the Comments, Most of which are Useless, but IF you persist you'll get a better idea. The truth will OUT. Nev