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Thank God this was avoided.
Starting the 17th, these pilots won't just be flying high, they might be high as certain products will be legal in Canada...a scary thought.
Faster reporting urged after 2017 Air Canada plane runway miss nearly caused 'worst crash' in air history | CBC News
A near-collision of airliners in San Francisco last year was a few feet from becoming the worst crash in aviation history and underscores the need for faster reporting of dangerous incidents before evidence is lost, U.S. safety officials say.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Thursday on the incident involving an Air Canada plane, which nearly crashed into planes lined up on the ground at San Francisco International Airport.
The NTSB says the recording could have helped investigators understand why the Air Canada pilots missed the runway and were about to land on a taxiway where four other planes were idling before they halted their landing.
The Air Canada jet swooped to just 18.2 metres above the ground while passing over other planes packed with passengers waiting to take off shortly before midnight on July 7, 2017.
"Only a few feet of separation prevented this from possibly becoming the worst aviation accident in history," NTSB vice-chairman Bruce Landsberg said in a statement accompanying the report.
Over 1,000 people at risk
Another board member, Earl Weener, said the Air Canada plane came close to hitting another plane and colliding with several others.
Starting the 17th, these pilots won't just be flying high, they might be high as certain products will be legal in Canada...a scary thought.
Faster reporting urged after 2017 Air Canada plane runway miss nearly caused 'worst crash' in air history | CBC News
A near-collision of airliners in San Francisco last year was a few feet from becoming the worst crash in aviation history and underscores the need for faster reporting of dangerous incidents before evidence is lost, U.S. safety officials say.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued a final report Thursday on the incident involving an Air Canada plane, which nearly crashed into planes lined up on the ground at San Francisco International Airport.
The NTSB says the recording could have helped investigators understand why the Air Canada pilots missed the runway and were about to land on a taxiway where four other planes were idling before they halted their landing.
The Air Canada jet swooped to just 18.2 metres above the ground while passing over other planes packed with passengers waiting to take off shortly before midnight on July 7, 2017.
"Only a few feet of separation prevented this from possibly becoming the worst aviation accident in history," NTSB vice-chairman Bruce Landsberg said in a statement accompanying the report.
Over 1,000 people at risk
Another board member, Earl Weener, said the Air Canada plane came close to hitting another plane and colliding with several others.