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ASRS 2075945

ACN 2075945 · 2024-01 · Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng

Air carrier flight crew received an obstacle alert while on approach to DCA airport. Flight crew did a go-around and landed uneventfully.

Inflight Weather Encounters Initial ApproachPart 121

Pilot narrative

Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ, X, Y.

First approach to Runway 19 LDA Z ended with missed approach due to weather at minimums. Vectored back again and at approximately 200 feet above MDA we received an obstacle alert. We went around and were vectored to Runway 1 ILS. Rest of flight normal. NOTE: Weather was at minimums and 40 knot corsswind. Three flights in front of us had also just gone missed. All considerations for missed approach were briefed prior and executed as briefed.

NASA classification · Anomalies

  • Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
  • Inflight Event / Encounter

NASA classification · Assessments

Contributing Factors / Situations
Airport · Human Factors · Procedure · Weather
Primary Problem
Weather

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