Accident/Incident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
The pilots of a 737 failed to realize they were beginning their takeoff on a taxiway, the Dutch Safety Board says; the pilots say lights and markings were unclear.
Despite the green centerline lights and yellow centerline marking, the flight crew of a Transavia Boeing 737-800 failed to recognize that they were on a taxiway, not a runway, at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol when they began a takeoff roll, accident investigators say. Air traffic controllers saw the 737 accelerate for the nighttime takeoff and told the crew to stop immediately.
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Accident Investigation, News, Runway Safety
Jet had been in a 1,100 fpm descent before touchdown at Toronto’s Pearson Airport.
