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| Date: | Tuesday 13 June 2023 |
| Time: | 19:08 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-8-311Q Dash 8 |
| Owner/operator: | Air New Zealand |
| Registration: | ZK-NEM |
| MSN: | 630 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PW123 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 20 km N of Timaru Airport, Canterbury -
 New Zealand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Wellington International Airport (WLG/NZWN) |
| Timaru Airport (TIU/NZTU) | |
| Investigating agency: | TAIC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Air New Zealand flight NZ8199, a DHC-8-311Q Dash 8, descended below the minimum safe altitude (MSA) for a sector during its approach to runway 20 at Timaru, New Zealand. The crew took corrective action when they became aware of the discrepancy and the flight was completed without further incident.
ADS-B data indicate that the aircraft descended to an altitude of about 1,200 ft AMSL at 11 nm (20 km) from runway 20. The published MSA for the northerly RNAV STAR is 1,600 ft AMSL until 8 nm.
Sources:
https://www.taic.org.nz/inquiry/ao-2023-007
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/zk-nem#30b2068e
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANZ8199/history/20230613/0600Z/NZWN/NZTU/tracklog
https://www.aip.net.nz/assets/AIP/Aerodrome-Charts/Timaru-NZTU/NZTU_33.3.pdf
https://www.aip.net.nz/assets/AIP/Aerodrome-Charts/Timaru-NZTU/NZTU_45.1_45.2.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2023 09:27 | harro | Added |
| 21-Jun-2023 09:35 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Jul-2023 06:23 | mello_yello | Updated |
| 31-Jul-2023 06:26 | mello_yello | Updated |
| 16-Sep-2023 09:45 | Ron Averes | Updated |
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