At about 03:10 UTC in cruise, AP 2 had disconnected with the master warning sounding. The aircraft, started to descend below the selected FCU altitude. A few seconds later AP 1 was engaged and the aircraft was still in a descent. Subsequently, AP 1 also disengaged and the master warning was triggered. Few seconds later AP 2 engaged. The aircraft lost altitude and descended approx. 1540ft at a rate of 5700ft/min on the VSI (Vertical Speed Indicator). Then AP2 was re-engaged in open climb mode and the aircraft commenced climb to FL 390.

Piper PA 38- 112 aircraft bearing registration number 4R-ASJ, had departed approx. at 1305hrs (LT) on 22^nd December 2021 for a solo training cross country navigation flight to Dondra. The flight was planned to overfly Dondra at 3500ft and to carry out “touch and go” with circuits at VCCK and VCCN and to operate within 05NM to 15NM south of VCCC and to carryout circuits.  

The VCCC Control Tower had cleared the flight to proceed to Dondra at 1500ft. When the aircraft was passing the “Kalu Ganga” (River), ATC control had transferred to the VCCN Tower. While maintaining cruise altitude at 1500ft, the aircraft had encountered an engine RPM drop over the southwest of VCCN and subsequently the PIC had carried out an emergency landing at Payagala beach.

On 05th July 2023, SriLankan Airlines flight UL 303 arriving from Changi International Airport, Singapore (WSSS), while approaching to Runway 22 at Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake, Sri Lanka (VCBI), carried out a go-around due to wind shear condition experienced by the flight crew.

Later CAASL received complaints from residents who are living around Runway 22 approach path of VCBI, claiming that, their properties were damaged

SriLankan Airlines flight UL166 arrived from Cochin International Airport, India (VOCI) to Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake (VCBI) on 01st June 2023 at 1118 hrs (LT).

A 65 years old elderly male passenger, who is an Indian national had arrived on board UL 166. During disembarkation from the L1 door, via passenger step UL11-29, he had reportedly sagged and was taken to the passenger coach. Then he was taken to the airport medical centre from parking bay B 17 accompanied by Airport Security staff and Airport Service Agent (PAX). Subsequently, the passenger was dispatched to Negombo General Hospital.

The Airport Service Manager of SLA had been informed of the death of the elderly male passenger on the same day, after the passenger was admitted to the Negombo General Hospital to the Ground Handler approximately at 1215hrs (LT).

On 31^st May 2023, around 2000 UTC, Emirates Airline flight UAE5CL) was en-route to Dubai International Airport UAE, from Sydney International Airport Australia, on the Air Route L896, maintaining FL360, entered Colombo Flight Information Region (FIR) via the reporting point NISOK. Emirates Airline flight UAE359, which was en-route to Dubai International Airport from Jakartha Indonesia, following the same Air route L896, maintaining FL340 entered Colombo Flight Information via the reporting point NISOK around 2003UTC.

Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana,

Sri Lanka

Incident involving a hard landing of the Cessna 152 aircraft operated by Asian Aviation Center, bearing registration 4R-ACV, at Colombo International Airport, Ratmalana, Sri Lanka, on 08th June 2024Sri Lanka, on 08th June 2024

Air Asia AXM46 outbound to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was departing from runway 22 from VCBI whereas SriLankan Airlines ALK607 arriving from Sydney, Australia had been cleared for an approach for landing on runway 04 in the reciprocal direction of AXM46 departure. While the actions were taken to separate the two aircraft, in the process the Standard Minimum Separation between aircraft in the surveillance Radar environment was violated. Subsequently, while SriLankan Airlines flight ALK104 was carrying out an approach for landing at runway 22, the ALK607 was positioned to carry out an approach for landing at runway 04 when the missed approach procedure for runway 22 was to climb on runway heading up to 2000ft which overlaps with the approach path of ALK607.