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| Date: | Monday 18 January 2021 |
| Time: | 21:35 LT |
| Type: |  Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III |
| Owner/operator: | Sharp Airlines |
| Registration: | VH-OVZ |
| MSN: | AC-610B |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Engine model: | Garrett TPE331 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | 9 km from Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Launceston Airport, TAS (LST/YMLT) |
| Melbourne-Tullamarine Airport, VIC (MEL/YMML) | |
| Investigating agency: | ATSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While the pilot was conducting an instrument landing system approach at night in instrument meteorological conditions to runway 27 at Melbourne Airport, the aircraft deviated north of the approach track. At a distance of about 5 nautical miles from the runway, the deviation exceeded 0.7 nautical miles. Both air traffic control and the pilot identified the deviation and the pilot then manoeuvred the aircraft to regain the approach track. The aircraft landed safely without further incident.
Contributing factors
• During approach to the airport in darkness, the aircraft was not maintained within the required navigational tolerance. While that should have resulted in the conduct of a missed approach, the approach was continued with the aircraft manoeuvring significantly below the minimum safe altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
ATSB Ref AO-2021-003
https://uk.flightaware.com/live/flight/VHOZV/history/20210118/0900Z/YMLT/YMML
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Feb-2021 14:36 | harro | Added |
| 10-Jun-2022 08:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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