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How to Avoid a Micro Burst on a Flight Ten 16 Approach
An inadequate computer softwor design in the airplane's on board windshear detection system prevented the flight crew from receiving a more timely wind shear alert. A breakdown communication in the charlotte air traffic control tower prevented the crew of flight ten 16 from receiving additional critical information about adverse weather conditions over the airport and along the approach path to the runway. The captain commanded the first officer to execute a standard missed approach instead of a winsher escape procedure.
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