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Post by woody99 on May 24, 2013 20:29:02 GMT 12
So we had to hold prior to landing at Auckland on the 20th. TAIC site shows a "current investigation" into an A340 runway excursion on the 19th.
Wonder who that was?
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Post by lindstrim on May 24, 2013 23:18:50 GMT 12
Nothing on the CAA accident page at the moment that I saw.
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Post by scrooge on May 25, 2013 7:43:43 GMT 12
some burble on pprune about someone hitting runway lights.
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Post by shamus on May 26, 2013 10:31:40 GMT 12
This mornings NZ Herald says it was a LAN Chile A340 on take-off for Sydney. Apparently it landed safely in Sydney
but with tyre damage.
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Post by Ykato on May 26, 2013 11:40:08 GMT 12
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on May 26, 2013 12:13:11 GMT 12
The last paragraph in that Herald On Sunday news article is a bit weird.
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Post by woody99 on May 26, 2013 14:58:22 GMT 12
Despite the assertions to the contrary of an aviation "expert" in the Herald, a quick Internet search will reveal that mistaking runway edge lights for centreline lighting is an occurrence happening with reasonable frequency. I have seen photos comparing what a pilots would see if lined up over the edge rather than centreline lighting at some airports and its scarily easy to do! Not saying that's what has happened here, just that it is a known phenomenon. " www.37000feet.com/report/529048/B737-crew-mistook-runway-edge-lights-for-runway-center-line-lights-on |
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Post by flyjoe180 on May 26, 2013 20:08:53 GMT 12
It has happened at Auckland before.
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Post by Ykato on Jun 2, 2013 14:49:53 GMT 12
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