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If I remember the details right, there were two parallel runways (call them 17L and 17R) and a taxiway to the right, running parallel to 17R. It was night time,
by tonyarkles 8y ago
If I remember the details right, there were two parallel runways (call them 17L and 17R) and a taxiway to the right, running parallel to 17R. It was night time, and 17L was closed for construction/repair (lights off). He was cleared to land on 17R, saw two lit lines, and landed on it.
It's not that hard to imagine how that could happen to someone. We heard about it because it was Harrison Ford, but I'd wager it happens more often than we'd like to think about...
- FabHK 8y agoThe scenario you describe was what happened with the Air Canada flight: 28L was closed and lights off, so the Air Canada flight that was cleared to land on 28R nearly landed on taxiway C, where 4 airplanes were sitting waiting to take off (and apparently came within less than 5 meters (15 feet) of hitting one of them). This btw also points to problems with the NOTAM system.