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Does this mean when the Airbus landed, there was a Coast Guard plane on the runway? Seems like the ground control had made a serious mistake.
by The_suffocated 3y ago
Does this mean when the Airbus landed, there was a Coast Guard plane on the runway? Seems like the ground control had made a serious mistake.
- rorroe53 3y agoCould be a pilot mistake as well. Aircraft entering runway without clearence has happened before.
- epolanski 3y agoNot just aircraft, ground vehicles have caused deaths by entering runways too.
- yzydserd 3y agoCoastguard plane landing hit airbus on tarmac. Edit: seems I was wrong. The airbus was landing.
- trollied 3y ago> Coastguard plane landing hit airbus on tarmac. Unfortunately, you have invented this narrative. There is video of the Airbus landing and striking the other plane. AV Herald link: https://avherald.com/h?article=5132b9fe&opt=0 https://avherald.com/h?article=5132b9fe&opt=0
- aaronmdjones 3y agoGround control wouldn't have cleared them to hold short, or to position and hold (US: "line up and wait"). That would have been the tower, not ground. Ground is only responsible for taxiways, not runways. The Coastguard plane was cleared to hold short at C2, but entered the runway instead from C2 as if cleared to position and hold (Edit: Or maybe they thought they were cleared to take off, but that's far less likely).
- wlonkly 3y agoBecause I think you'd appreciate it, and no pedantry intended: "Line up and wait" is the international terminology, which the US was relatively late to adopt. https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/resources/luaw https://www.faa.gov/airports/runway_safety/resources/luaw
- aaronmdjones 3y agoOh, thanks!