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ATC transcript Thai Airways Flight 261 -
Air Traffic Control transcription of the December 11, 1998 crash of a Thai Airways Flight 261, an Airbus A.310 at Surat Thani.
Taken from (Mon 11.01.99.): http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/hd1.html The Nation - Thailand's Independant Daily Newspaper

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18:38:00 Pilot: Good evening, Surat Thani Tower. THA 261 Intermediate Fix RWY 22.
  ATC: Good evening, THA 261. Report Final Approach Fix QNH 1009.
  Pilot: Report FAF 1009.
  ATC: THA 261, negative PAPI light, right side of RWY, left side is OK and RWY edge light interval 120 metres threshold and RWY end light interval 6 metres, caution barrier 400 metres from RWY22.
  Pilot: THA 261, thank you.
18:40:11 Pilot: THA 261 FAF.
  ATC: THA 261, Surat not in sight, check wheels, cleared to land RWY22, surface wind 310 degrees at 5.
  Pilot: Cleared to land RWY22 THA 261.
  ATC: THA 261, caution RWY wet.
  Pilot: 261.
18:41:14: ATC: THA 261, is RWY in sight?
  Pilot: Not yet, negative 261.
  ATC: Roger.
18:41:32 Pilot: RWY in sight THA 261.
  ATC: Surat in sight now.
18:42:17: Pilot THA 261 go around.
  ATC: THA 261 Roger.
18:42:49: ATC: THA 261, how far can you see RWY?
  Pilot: Three miles. please stand by.
  ATC: Roger.
18:43:42: ATC: THA 261, what will you do next?
  Pilot: Left turn to final RWY22 6 DME. Now maintain 2000 feet.
  ATC: Roger, report FAF.
  Pilot: Report again FAF THA 261.
18:47:14: ATC: THA 261, request position now.
  Pilot: Position 2 DME to FAF, outbound, after FAF I will make tear drop left turn back to FAF again.
  ATC: Roger. Report FAF heading in-bound.
  Pilot: Report FAF when heading in-bound THA 261.
18:48:27 Pilot: Tower from 261, is it raining at the airport?
  ATC: It is raining lightly.
  Pilot: Thank you.
18:51:31: Pilot THA 261 FAF RWY22.
  ATC: THA 261, Surat not in sight. Check wheels. Cleared to land RWY22, surface wind 291 degrees at 5.
  Pilot: Cleared to land RWY22 THA 261.
18:53:30: ATC: THA 261, Surat in sight.
  Pilot: Go ahead THA 261.
  ATC: THA 261, Surat in sight. Thai 261, what will you do next?
  Pilot: I can't see RWY yet. Please stand by for a moment.
  ATC: Roger
18:54:15 Pilot: THA 261 go around
  ATC: 261 Roger
18:55:31: ATC: THAI 261, please confirm whether to Join Final again?
  Pilot: Yes, I want to make another try to Join Final. Report ...
  ATC: Roger. Report FAF.
  Pilot: Report FAF. Thank you THA 261.
18:59:39: ATC: THA 261, request position.
  Pilot: Now FAF outbound THA 261.
  ATC: THA 261, report FAF [when] heading in-bound.
  Pilot: Report again FAF heading in-bound THA 261.
19:03:49: ATC: THAI 261, the visibility observed by tower is about 1,000 metres
  Pilot: Copy that. Invisibility decreased to 1,000 metres. Is that right?
  ATC: Right.
  Pilot: Is it raining at the airport?
  ATC: It is raining lightly.
  Pilot: Thank you very much 261 ... FAF RWY22.
  ATC: THA 261, check wheels. Cleared to land RWY22, surface wind 290 degrees at 3. Caution RWY wet.
  Pilot: Cleared to land RWY22 THA 261.
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