A plane coming into land had to abort as another plane was taxiing across the runway.
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfn0ctT418s
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfn0ctT418s
Barcelona Near Miss
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CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
Barcelona is a stupidly-designed airport that frequently requires taxiing aircraft to cross the live landing runway.
Reportedly in that case, all involved knew what was going on - the taxiing aircraft was told to expedite its crossing due to the aircraft on short finals, and the landing aircraft was told to expect a late clearance due to the crossing - but the pilot understandably decided he wasn't happy and opted for a go-around.
Reportedly in that case, all involved knew what was going on - the taxiing aircraft was told to expedite its crossing due to the aircraft on short finals, and the landing aircraft was told to expect a late clearance due to the crossing - but the pilot understandably decided he wasn't happy and opted for a go-around.
Fnaar
Smutmaster General
- Location
- Thumberland
I know a 747 pilot... he said (on seeing this) "pah!, that's nothing" 
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Crikey, that's one hell of a SMIDSY!
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ArDee
Guru
- Location
- North of Buntingford, Hetfordshire
I had a similar incident at Basel airport.
I was flying home and sitting in a window seat. When we got to the holding point before turning on to the run way, the aeroplane I was on overshot the holding point and parked with its noise sticking out into the runway. I could see another aeroplane on final approach and thought that, considering where we were parked, this would be close.
We sat waiting for a few seconds and then pulled forward onto the runway. I thought that we would then accelerate down the runway and take off. But, we sat there and the incoming aeroplane flew over us and went round again.
We sat on the runway for around 3 minutes or so and then I saw the other aeroplane on the return leg of its trip around and we then took off. I did write to the airline concerned to ask if this constituted a near miss or not and was told that they had “No record of such an incident taking place”.
I was flying home and sitting in a window seat. When we got to the holding point before turning on to the run way, the aeroplane I was on overshot the holding point and parked with its noise sticking out into the runway. I could see another aeroplane on final approach and thought that, considering where we were parked, this would be close.
We sat waiting for a few seconds and then pulled forward onto the runway. I thought that we would then accelerate down the runway and take off. But, we sat there and the incoming aeroplane flew over us and went round again.
We sat on the runway for around 3 minutes or so and then I saw the other aeroplane on the return leg of its trip around and we then took off. I did write to the airline concerned to ask if this constituted a near miss or not and was told that they had “No record of such an incident taking place”.
Dayvo
just passin' through
- Location
- 59° 50′ 5.55″ N, 10° 47′ 41.89″ E
Near miss, my ar$e!
That was a near hit!
That was a near hit!
Cheddar George
oober member
- Location
- Location: Location
The last time i landed at Barcelona airport we taxied for so long i thought i would disembark to find myself back in London.
Can it be any worse than Schipol, it took almost as long to taxi to the terminal as it did the flight from Heathrow.
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
Heathrow T4 is worse than either - fortunately it's rare for me to fly from T4 these days.
Try running from one end to the other when the first leg of your connecting flight arrives late.
gavgav
Legendary Member
Just don't tell the tour guide that @Rickshaw Phil and I had the misfortune to come across in Majorca many years back...
We were on a coach trip around the island and near the airport, when he said this, no word of a lie, "you see those two planes, they are going to crash into each other when they land" and then laughed over the microphone, followed by telling us about the air disaster on Tenerife in the 70's (I think) when two planes crashed in fog.
Let's just say the bus went very quiet for the rest of the tour!
We were on a coach trip around the island and near the airport, when he said this, no word of a lie, "you see those two planes, they are going to crash into each other when they land" and then laughed over the microphone, followed by telling us about the air disaster on Tenerife in the 70's (I think) when two planes crashed in fog.
Let's just say the bus went very quiet for the rest of the tour!
gavgav
Legendary Member
Flew from there once and I thought we were off down the motorway at one point when we were taxiing for take off!
CopperBrompton
Bicycle: a means of transport between cake-stops
- Location
- London
From the touchdown point to the crossing point is pretty much exactly 1km, but at 140 knots the landing aircraft will cover that distance in 14 seconds ...
