Airbus A320 Loss of Separation at Larnaka

Incident Overview and Flight History On 9 December 2022, an Airbus A320 departed Athens (LGAT) for Larnaka (LCLK). The aircraft established communication with Larnaka Approach and Surveillance (APS) at 09:31:55 UTC, descending from Flight Level 130. It was vectored for Runway 04 and cleared for the VOR/DME-S approach. ## Loss of Separation Events At 09:44:20, an Airbus A321 was cleared for take-off on Runway 04. At 09:44:31, a Bombardier BD500 was instructed to line up on Runway 04. The A320 reported passing 1,900 feet at 09:44:45, having descended below the 2,000-foot restriction. At 09:45:47, the Bombardier was cleared for take-off. The A320 reported a go-around at 09:46:35 at 400 feet. The minimum distance between the A320 and the Bombardier was 1.4 nautical miles with a 300-foot altitude difference. The minimum altitude difference was 200 feet at 09:47:23. ## Air Traffic Control Context Larnaka ATC had introduced an Approach Control Surveillance Service on 28 November 2022, eleven days prior to the incident. The APS position was staffed by two Air Traffic Controllers under on-the-job training, supervised by two licensed APS Controllers. The minimum distance between the A320 and a Tecnam P2006T orbiting on right downwind Runway 04 was 1.3 nautical miles with a 1,100-foot altitude difference at 09:47:31. The A320, A321, and Bombardier were released to APS at 09:48:31 to manage the loss of separation.