Gothamist: Airplane Lands in the Wrong Place at Newark

doug

Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:17:08 -0500

how do you prove it? the skid marks could have been there from any number of aircraft for any number of reasons. the pilot will just say who me? no way, didn't happen, prove it! and he's right

PChan

Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:48:20 -0500

You're right...there is no ILS for 29. So it's a manual look-and-see out the window. Landing lights on at night would have allowed the cockpit crew to spot any traffic on the taxiway anyway and go around if that were the case. There isn't too much to worry about, actually, and the pilots did notice after they touched down. That's why there are skid marks from stopping ASAP, and the pilots admitted their mistake to ATC almost immediately after landing.

RJL

Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:11:50 -0500

Not surprising the pilot bugged out - the union will only defend him if he doesnt shoot his mouth off in advance. The bigger issue is that the industry makes a huge deal out of cockpit resource management - training crew members to always be vigilent that one of them is could be making a mistake (or about to). So, to carry off this amazing taxiway landing you either had two pilots with heads up asses or one pilot with head up ass and another not taking appropriate action to inform the so-afflicted pilot. Weird thing is there is not even an instrument approach to RY29;- so no reason for either pilot to be looking at anything except the view out the window... Should be an interesting explanation when we hear it!

Rob

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:49:50 -0500

Like said above at least noone was killed. Mistakes happen and although aviation isn't the place for mistakes we are human and we can't get around it occasionaly.

Captain Obvious

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:00:58 -0500

Some would argue that landing in New Jersey constitutes landing in the wrong place.

Peter

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:39:39 -0500

It is not unheard-of for pilots to mistake taxiways for runways. It used to be a problem for one of the runways in Las Vegas until some markings were changed to make it clear what's the runway and what's the taxiway. And there have been three such mistakes in the last year or so among pilots using a newly constructed runway (and taxiway) in Seattle.

ABC Girl

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:38:12 -0500

The pilot should be commended for safely landing a plane on a taxiway instead of the runway. Then he should be fired for being such an idiot.

S.D.

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:25:14 -0500

Possible Drunk Flying??

S.D.

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:17:46 -0500

Possible Drunk Flying??

Kojak

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 13:15:16 -0500

This truly comforts me since I'm flying Continental out of Newark Thursday. Those wacky Continental Pilots. I’m going to ask my pilot to do a barrel roll.

tien

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:57:55 -0500

you would also think that continental pilots would have an increased familiarity with newark if that's one of their hubs!