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Go around

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An A320 was on approach to its destination. It intercepted the localizer and glideslope and was stabilized before the decision altitude. Close to the runway threshold there was windshear reported by a plane which tried to land before them. The pilots continued the approach but were forced to go around after the windshear made the landing impossible. They tried to land again, but had to go around a second time. The pilots decided to divert to their alternate airport which was 100km from their position. When they reached this airport, the visibility was low and getting worse. The pilots tried an approach but had to go around again after they couldn’t see the runway. At this time they declared an emergency because of low fuel. On their fourth landing attempt they made a hard landing, but fortunately were able to land.

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Unexpected crosswind

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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A young pilot was in command of a Embraer 175 on final approach to land. There was a light wind as the plane passed its decision altitude and prepared to land. Moments before the plane touched down, a strong crosswind caused the plane to veer to one side and the left wingtip made contact with the ground. The wing flexed and the winglet was scratched, but didn’t break, and the plane continued its rollout without any further problems. Mechanics later examined the plane and decided that it needed maintenance work.

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Runway overrun

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An old cargo plane was lined up and waiting for takeoff clearance. It was fully loaded and the the weather conditions weren’t ideal, but were above the minimums for takeoff. After the plane received clearance to take off the pilot pushed the throttle levers forward and the plane accelerated down the runway. Before V1 the pilot received a warning of a hydraulic problem. He immediately applied the brakes and tried to stop but couldn’t stop before the end of the runway. Fortunately the plane only put its nose on the grass at the end of the runway and there was no damage. However, the plane couldn’t move and had to be towed to a remote area for inspection.

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Double diversion

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An Embraer ERJ-145 was cruising at FL340, about 150nm from its origin when the weather started to deteriorate. The plane was suddenly in the middle of a bad thunderstorm. During this storm the plane was hit by lightning. As a result the captain decided to return to their airport of origin. While they were returning the weather at their airport of origin also deteriorated and they were forced to divert to their second alternative. They landed without any further problems 45 minutes later.

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Nose wheel problem

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An Airbus A330 was approaching New York JFK airport when the captain noticed a red light on the nose landing gear. He informed the tower and asked to make a low pass for a visual inspection. After he did this, he was informed that the nose landing gear was turned at a 90 degree angle. After considering their options the pilots decided to land. 5 seconds before touchdown the nose gear of the A330 returned to its normal position and the landing was completed safely with no injuries or damage to the plane. After landing, the maintenance crew checked the nose gear for problems.

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Severe weather

Here’s the text to the listening from yesterday.

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An Airbus A319, took off from Copenhagen (Denmark) en route to Moscow (Russia) with 96 people on board. Everything was normal as the plane reached its cruising altitude. One and a half hours into the flight, the plane encountered some CBs. Inside these CBs was moderate turbulence and hail. The hailstones were large and cracked both of the front windshields of the aircraft. Fortunately only the outer winshield layers were damaged and the plane passed through the CBs. The captain decided to continue the flight to Moscow because the damage to the outer windshields wasn’t a significant risk to the safety of the flight.