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Worst accident in aviation history narrowly averted
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Worst accident in aviation history narrowly averted
Air Canada Airbus came close to landing on a taxiway with 4 aircraft parked on it, all loaded with fuel and passengers, instead of the adjacent runway.

ATC seemed to not pickup on clue in query from the Air Canada pilot who asked if his runway was clear, as he was seeing lights on it.  A pilot(s) came on, presumably one of the 4 aircraft waiting to take off with a pithy comment: "Where's he going?"  "He's on the taxiway!" 

Then ATC orders a go round.

He cleared the parked craft by 400 feet, passing directly over them. Potentially 1000 people on all 5 aircraft.

Read all the details:

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2017/07/11...story.html
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Worst accident in aviation history narrowly averted - by vorlon13 - July 11, 2017 at 8:22 pm

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