Boeing 767 pilot avoids crash

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A Boeing 767-300 had to abort its landing at Barcelona airport when an Airbus A340 suddenly crossed the runway as it was a few feet from touch down. It would have been a disaster comparable to the accident at Los Rodeos, in Tenerife, when two 747s collided on the runway killing 583 people.

This happened yesterday early morning in El Prat, Barcelona, Spain. The Boeing was a UTair flight coming from Moscow. The Airbus on Runway 02 was an Aerolíneas Argentinas flight going to Buenos Aires. The Russian pilots had to abort as they were on their final approach about to touch down, putting pedal to the metal to execute a flawless and impressive go-around.

The airport's administrators say that the two airplanes were exactly where they were supposed to be, claiming there was enough distance between them. However, their explanation seems bogus. The UTair pilots wouldn't have executed an emergency maneuver like this just for the sake of it.

Fortunately, nothing happened and the Airbus departed to Buenos Aires shortly after the incident.
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[video=youtube;1N5THRSp4hM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=1N5THRSp4hM[/video]
 
I wouldn't say the plane was a "few feet" off the ground, he was a good 20m off the ground, and it wasn't really a near miss in the slightest.

All in all it looks like ATC cocked up big time though.
 
ToxicBunny said:
I wouldn't say the plane was a "few feet" off the ground, he was a good 20m off the ground, and it wasn't really a near miss in the slightest.

All in all it looks like ATC cocked up big time though.
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Sheez those are some sweeping statements. Thats a near miss by any aviation book.
How do you know ATC cocked up, maybe it was the pilots that failed to hold short of the RWY, never been to the airport got lost on the taxiway.
 
Sneeky said:
Sheez those are some sweeping statements. Thats a near miss by any aviation book.
How do you know ATC cocked up, maybe it was the pilots that failed to hold short of the RWY, never been to the airport got lost on the taxiway.
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There is some massive journalistic license being taken, the plane was not a few feet of the run way, the other pilot had MORE than enough time to see that the plane was in front of him crossing the runway and just went around.

I assume ATC cocked up, purely because the airport isn't jumping to blame the pilot in the plane, they're trying to cover it up.
 
Holy siht!! If there is a classic example of a near-miss then this is it. If it is true that all planes were where they were supposed to be, then this airport is running a high-risk operation and I just made sure that I will never, ever, go that way.
 
ToxicBunny said:
There is some massive journalistic license being taken, the plane was not a few feet of the run way, the other pilot had MORE than enough time to see that the plane was in front of him crossing the runway and just went around.

I assume ATC cocked up, purely because the airport isn't jumping to blame the pilot in the plane, they're trying to cover it up.
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Still, this is far off standard practice. That could have cost lives of passengers of both planes.
 
In aviation terms this would be called a near miss I reckon.
 
Polish said:
Still, this is far off standard practice. That could have cost lives of passengers of both planes.
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Agreed, but I don't see the point of calling it a "near miss" or saying the plane was a few feet off the ground.

It was FAR from standard practice, it was massively dangerous but there is no need to over exaggerate what actually happened.
 
The lack of depth of field makes it hard to judge. I wonder what the actual physical separation of the planes was at the point the one crossed the runway?
 
Its looks from the vid that the taxi'ing aircraft was on the threshold closer to the landing aircraft, and not the end of the runway.
If thats the case its a big oops.
But yes, thats a valid point Sinbad
 
Sinbad said:
The lack of depth of field makes it hard to judge. I wonder what the actual physical separation of the planes was at the point the one crossed the runway?
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At an approach speed of 260km/h whatever gap there is closes quickly.

Suppose one can work this with a bit of science when one analyses the video.
 
To be classified a near miss, I almost think airplanes should be within three nautical miles of each other horizontally or 1,000ft vertically - but I stand to be corrected.
 
House said:
To be classified a near miss ...
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A "near miss" is actually a collision. :p
If I said "I nearly missed the bullseye" it implies that I actually did hit the bullseye.

People should use the term "near collision" or "nearly collided".
 
House said:
To be classified a near miss, I almost think airplanes should be within three nautical miles of each other horizontally or 1,000ft vertically - but I stand to be corrected.
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Ja but I think once they're on the ground that rule changes, else every landing plane is near missing every other plane at the airport ;)
 
Sinbad said:
Ja but I think once they're on the ground that rule changes, else every landing plane is near missing every other plane at the airport ;)
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You are right, but the reason why I brought this up is the fact that one airplane was still airborne, about to land, certainly there should still be some rules in terms of distance applying here....
 
Whichever way you cut it, that was way too close for comfort. Planes should never be that close to each other with that speed difference.

Regarding the Tenerife crash, that was caused by heavy fog. If the above was taking place in either the same conditions as the Tenerife crash or at night, it would have ended in a massively fatal incident, no doubt.
 
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