Trainee queried go-around before Air Canada Rouge A319 landed short of Nashville runway

US investigators say an Air Canada Rouge Airbus A319, flown by a pilot undergoing captaincy training, landed short of runway 20L at Nashville after the trainee asked whether a go‑around should be executed just before touchdown. The daylight RNAV approach had been stable until the aircraft descended short of the runway.

Discovered 2025-09-10T00:37:22.355282-07:00 | 2025-09-10T00:37:22.355282-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The incident highlights crew resource management and go‑around decision timing during line training, issues that can directly affect safety outcomes; similar go‑around events have led to structural damage and tailstrikes in recent investigations (see the IndiGo go‑around tailstrike report: https://hype.aero/?story=dbe208ef-ba0f-4680-8754-8bcdc08b5b89).
  • Ongoing investigative scrutiny of approach stability and supervisory practices in training flights will influence operator training protocols and regulator oversight; past advisories caution against premature conclusions while probes continue (context on investigative caution: https://hype.aero/?story=7cc8f5c5-390d-4bba-bb0b-aedf147ee2b2).

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First Seen
2025-09-10T00:37:22.355282-07:00
Latest Update
2025-09-15T04:19:28.254456-07:00
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