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Alaska Airlines pilot mistakes taxiway for runway at Sea-Tac
An Alaska Airlines passenger jet landed on Seattle-Tacoma International Airport’s central taxiway – not the runway – on Dec. 19, the fourth time a pilot has made the error in the history of the airport. (www.bizjournals.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I've been flying since 1960. No equipment as exotic as described in the posts, but many years of 135 and 91 flying. Lots of serious backcountry as well as cross country. All as a contract pilot. The main thing I've learned is not to judge the errors of other pilots. As all the comments will attest, the pilot, while having ultimate authority/responsibility, can become confused to varying degrees. And in the cockpit, the need to multitask and sort out the situation can become huge. Those of us who have flown for more than a few years, are still flying because we have survived our mistakes, and hopefully learned from them.
Oops.
Did it when I was a private pilot also took off on one at night. Called tower to change frequency and they added that next time we would appreciate it if you used the runway next time. Glad it was dark and the pax didn't have a headset as face was very red. Landed years ago at LAX and asked for taxi instructions, tower said who gave you permission to land, looked at the fellow with me his eyes wide, said you did,nothing more said.
That about covers it. There's a first time for everything, but this seems to be the fourth - probably not by the same aircrew.
If it was the same crew then we would really have a story.
Just about got to rotate speed on a taxiway at KMEM. Only had 100 hours, first time in KMEM and only second week of flying a Seminole after getting my MEI. I was to cross one run way THEN a taxiway to the next runway for a taxi departure. I turned right too soon. ATC just walked me slowly to the other side of the airport (Fedex push was starting) and let me take off in the dark in shame. Filed a report with NASA and life went on. Certainly thankful for those guys that night.