RE: Worst accident in aviation history narrowly averted
August 6, 2017 at 11:37 pm
(This post was last modified: August 6, 2017 at 11:48 pm by vorlon13.)
NBC News has the plane at 59 feet:
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Newly released data and photos show how shockingly low an Air Canada jet was when it pulled up to avoid crashing into planes waiting on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway last month.
The Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it and flew their jet to just 59 feet above ground before pulling up to attempt another landing, according to National Transportation Safety Board information released Wednesday.
Air Canada flight 759 (ACA 759) flies just above a United Airlines flight waiting on the taxiway at the San Francisco International Airport on July 7 in this image released by the National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB via AP
That's barely taller than the four planes that were on the taxiway when the incident occurred late at night on July 7.
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CNN reports:
[i]The incident represents one of the most serious in recent memory and could have caused one of the worst air disasters in aviation history, according to air safety experts.
As Flight 759 passed over the first airliner, a United Airlines Boeing 787, the Air Canada crew aborted its landing. The crew commanded full power from the engines. At that point, it was just 85 feet above the ground.
Two and a half seconds later, the A320 dipped as low as 59 feet before climbing, according to NTSB data. For comparison, the height of the tail of a 787 is just shy of 56 feet.
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The second airliner on the taxiway -- a Philippine Airlines Airbus 340 -- had switched on its landing lights, apparently to make itself visible to the inbound jet, the NTSB said.
Two other aircraft, another United Boeing 787 and a 737-900ER were also on the taxiway as the Air Canada jet climbed away.[/i]
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Newly released data and photos show how shockingly low an Air Canada jet was when it pulled up to avoid crashing into planes waiting on a San Francisco International Airport taxiway last month.
The Air Canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it and flew their jet to just 59 feet above ground before pulling up to attempt another landing, according to National Transportation Safety Board information released Wednesday.
Air Canada flight 759 (ACA 759) flies just above a United Airlines flight waiting on the taxiway at the San Francisco International Airport on July 7 in this image released by the National Transportation Safety Board. NTSB via AP
That's barely taller than the four planes that were on the taxiway when the incident occurred late at night on July 7.
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CNN reports:
[i]The incident represents one of the most serious in recent memory and could have caused one of the worst air disasters in aviation history, according to air safety experts.
As Flight 759 passed over the first airliner, a United Airlines Boeing 787, the Air Canada crew aborted its landing. The crew commanded full power from the engines. At that point, it was just 85 feet above the ground.
Two and a half seconds later, the A320 dipped as low as 59 feet before climbing, according to NTSB data. For comparison, the height of the tail of a 787 is just shy of 56 feet.
Read More
The second airliner on the taxiway -- a Philippine Airlines Airbus 340 -- had switched on its landing lights, apparently to make itself visible to the inbound jet, the NTSB said.
Two other aircraft, another United Boeing 787 and a 737-900ER were also on the taxiway as the Air Canada jet climbed away.[/i]
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