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2 Jet Pilots Aborted Take-Off In Riyadh. Plane Was Not Even On Runway
Mumbai: On Friday, a Jet Airways flight was not even on the runway when it tried to take off from the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia. Its two pilots are close to losing their flying licence after they allegedly attempted take-off from a taxiway instead of the runway, endangering nearly 150 on board. Aviation sources have told NDTV that the taxiway, which runs parallel to the designated runway, had not been properly mapped into the plans of Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport. The… (www.ndtv.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The news guy said it was a NEW taxiway under construction, so maybe NOT lighted yet and maybe not on the 10-9 chart either, it was at night so without lights on the taxiway under construction I can see an issue, either way both pilots missed it and could have been a tragedy, glad no one was hurt.
Like I said, “no lights, no go”!
If it’s not lighted, then it’s not a runway. Geez, even the taxi chart on my iPad would sort of indicate I wasn’t on a runway.
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20060827-0
No lights, wrong runway and they still tried to takeoff. FO says "no lights" but it was too late. The runway was too short and all were killed except the FO.
These kinds of errors are more frequent than you might think but you don't hear about them because there was no accident.
No lights, wrong runway and they still tried to takeoff. FO says "no lights" but it was too late. The runway was too short and all were killed except the FO.
These kinds of errors are more frequent than you might think but you don't hear about them because there was no accident.
Wouldn't trust them even to drive a super tug after that stupid error. FO knew yet failed to stop the TO.
Lighting : Taxiways Blue, Runway White! No light, no go! Wonder if ac was equipped with RAAS?
Equipment in the cockpit was of inferior quality - the pilots ...