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On July 7, 2017, an Airbus A320-211 operating as Air Canada Flight 759 was nearly involved in an accident at San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County, California, United States.
- The Pilots Mistook A Taxiway For The Runway
- It Could Have Been Worse Than Tenerife
- Fatigue Could Have Played A Part
Instead of lining up to land on runway 28R, the Air Canada pilots were going to land on an adjacent taxiway where four other aircraft were waiting for permission to take off. As the plane was on final approach, the Air Canada pilots saw what they thought were lights on the runway and asked the tower to confirm that the runway was clear. The control...
As the First Officer of the Air Canada flight glanced out of the window, he did not think things looked right and shouted, "go around, go around." The Captain complied and climbed out of the approach. The Canadians did not know that they were just feet away from four fully fueled jets waiting to take off. Had they not aborted the approach, it could...
In its final report on the incident, the NTSB criticized Canada's pilot fatigue rules. Despite both pilots being highly experienced, it was 03:00 in the morning Toronto time when the plane was landing. The First Officer had taken no rest for 12 hours and the Captain for 19 hours. According to US pilot fatigue rules, the Captain's lack of sleep woul...
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Sep 27, 2018 · Federal safety officials in the U.S. blame two Air Canada pilots for coming within three to six metres of crashing their jetliner into a plane on the ground last year in San Francisco.
On July 7, 2017, about 2356 Pacific daylight time (PDT), Air Canada flight 759, an Airbus A320-211, Canadian registration C-FKCK, was cleared to land on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, but instead lined up with parallel taxiway C.
On July 7, 2017, about 2356 Pacific daylight time (PDT), Air Canada flight 759, an Airbus A320-211, Canadian registration C-FKCK, was cleared to land on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), San Francisco, California, but instead lined up with parallel taxiway C. 1
Aug 3, 2017 · This composite of images released by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shows Air Canada flight 759 (ACA 759) attempting to land at the San Francisco International...
Sep 26, 2018 · A chain of errors nearly ended in catastrophe for hundreds of passengers packed into five planes at San Francisco International Airport in July 2017, when the crew of an arriving Air Canada...
