| Status |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date | Friday 2 March 2001 |
| Time | 01:30 LT |
| Type |
 Airbus A320-214 |
| Operator | Air 2000, opb First Choice Airways |
| Registration | G-OOAR |
| MSN | 1320 |
| Year of manufature | 2000 |
| Engines | CFMI CFM56-5B4/P |
| Crew | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total occupants | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 194 |
| Aircraft damage | None |
| Location | 18 NM south of Dublin  Ireland
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| Phase | Approach |
| Nature | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure Airport | Lanzarote Airport (ACE/GCRR) |
| Destination Airport | Dublin Airport (DUB/EIDW) |
| Narrative | The aircraft was descending to the south of Dublin Airport, being positioned by means of radar vectors for an approach onto Runway 28, after a public transport charter flight from Lanzarote, Canary Islands. The first officer was the handling pilot. The aircraft configuration was clean, with Autopilot No 2 and Autothrust engaged. The weather at the airport was calm, with a visibility greater than 10 km, with few clouds at 4,000 feet. The temperature was -5°C and the QNH was 1003 hPa. The crew described the visibility as being excellent, with the lights of Dublin city being clearly visible. However, as the aircraft was over the Wicklow mountains, there was some cloud close to the aircraft at 4,000 feet amsl. The aircraft had been cleared by Dublin Air Traffic Control (ATC) to descend to 4,000 feet on the QNH (amsl), with no speed restrictions. As the aircraft descended through 4,200 feet, some 18 nm south of the airport, the Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS) Mode 2 Alert activated. This produced a 'Terrain, Terrain - Whoop, Whoop - Pull Up, Pull Up' audio and visual warning. In view of the aircraft's proximity to the cloud, both flight deck crew members reacted to the alert and carried out the standard EGPWS avoidance manoeuvre (full aft sidestick and Take- off/Go-Around TOGA thrust). The aircraft pitched up smartly in response to these inputs. A cabin crew member who had been working in the aft galley area lost her balance and fell to the floor during the manoeuvre, sustaining a fractured collar bone. The senior cabin crew member advised that the injured crew member be kept in position on the floor for landing. The flight deck crew carried out a gentle touchdown with minimal additional braking retardation. The airport authorities had been alerted to the situation and an ambulance met the aircraft shortly after arrival on stand to transfer the injured crew member to hospital. |
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