Condor A320 at Tenerife on Dec 11th 2013, descended below minimum safe height

A Condor Airbus A320-200, registration D-AICE performing flight DE-3328 from Hamburg (Germany) to Tenerife Sur Sofia Reina,CI (Spain) with 121 passengers and 6 crew, was on approach to Tenerife South Airport's runway 08 at about 11:33L (11:33Z), when the aircraft descended to 446 feet MSL/AGL (575 feet/FL006 on standard pressure setting) about 7nm short of the runway while still over the Atlantic Ocean. Following an EGPWS alert the crew initiated a go-around and diverted to Fuerteventura,CI (Spain) where the aircraft landed safely about one hour later.

The aircraft refueled and flew again to Tenerife for a safe landing with a delay of 3 hours.

The airline confirmed the incident stating that the crew are trained to detect and correct such occurrences. Spain's Authorities are investigating.

Spain's CIAIAC confirmed an investigation was opened into the occurrence.

Metars:

GCTS 111400Z 07009KT 5000 DZ BKN020TCU 19/17 Q1017 NOSIG

GCTS 111330Z 08010KT 050V110 1500 RA BKN030TCU 18/17 Q1017 NOSIG

GCTS 111300Z 05010KT 020V080 5000 -RA BKN020TCU 19/16 Q1018 NOSIG

GCTS 111230Z 06010KT 3000 RA BKN030TCU 18/17 Q1018 NOSIG

GCTS 111200Z 06011KT 3000 TSRA BKN040CB 18/16 Q1018 NOSIG

GCTS 111130Z 05013KT 020V080 3000 -TSRA BKN015CB 18/16 Q1018 NOSIG

GCTS 111100Z 05011KT 1500 -TSRA BKN015CB 18/16 Q1019 NOSIG

GCTS 111030Z 03009KT 1000 TSRA BKN015CB 18/16 Q1019 NOSIG