The Go-Around Safety Forum

In June 2013 a Go-Around Safety Forum was held to achieve consensus on the way forward to improve go-around safety. The event was held in Partnership with European Commercial Aviation Safety Team, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA), UK CAA, BEA (France), UK NATS, International Air Transport Association (IATA), ECA and DGAC (France).

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Go-Around Safety Resources on SKYbrary

SKYbrary Articles

• Go-around Decision Making
• Go-around Execution
• ATM Contribution to Go-around Safety
• Go-around Training
• Stabilised Approach
• Missed Approach
• Take-off / Go-around (TO/GA) Mode
• Flying a Manual Go-around
• Go-around from Low Airspeed/Low Thrust
• Go-around - Transition to Instrument Flying

SKYbrary Bookshelf References

• "Being Prepared for Go-Around" - Airbus Flight Operations Briefing Note, April 2008
• Study on Aeroplane State Awareness during Go-Around - an English translation of a Study by BEA based on the results of closed investigations conducted by the BEA or by other non-French investigation authorities. Appendices which have not been translated into English are:
  • Appendix 1: List of ASAGA-type events from various international databases
  • Appendix 2: Table describing events
  • Appendix 3: Statistical analyses of simulator sessions
  • Appendix 4: Selection of accounts from the survey
  • Appendix 5: Example of flight dossier provided to crews
  • Appendix 6: Real scenario played out on simulator