The incident, classified as an “aircraft upset,” saw the plane exceed normal safety flying angles and bank sharply at a 44-degree angle before safely recovering. The flight’s initial attempt to land was discontinued because the aircraft was positioned too high on its descent path. The Air Accident Investigation Unit determined that the captain likely became “task-saturated” and experienced a “startle moment” regarding the plane’s rapid drop in speed. Aer Lingus has since banned all orbit manoeuvres during airport approaches, restricting them strictly to training environments. “The captain likely became task-saturated and experienced a startle moment regarding the plane’s rapid drop in speed.”