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Home › Safety › Incident Reports › Deviation Altitude Overshoot › Airbus A320

Airbus A320: Deviation Altitude Overshoot incidents

184 voluntary NASA ASRS incident reports for “Airbus A320” aircraft categorised as “Deviation Altitude Overshoot”.

184Total reports
32Years with data

Reports by year

YearReports
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20193
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Recent report synopses

  • 2025-09 A320 flight crew reported they descended below the assigned altitude at the FAF and received a Low Altitude Warning from ATC.
  • 2025-05 Air carrier First Officer reported a CFTT event during final approach. The flight crew executed a missed approach and returned for a second approach.
  • 2025-03 TRACON Controller reported an aircraft descended below their assigned altitude resulting in the aircraft flying towards terrain. ATC canceled the approach clearance; climbed and vectored the aircraft back to the final approach course and they landed safely at their destination.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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