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Old 25th Aug 2002, 18:00
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Freak On A Leash
 
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I stand corrected.

Does anyone have a link to the final report?Would be interesting to get to see the facts and details on this one.

I was under the impression (from previous posts right after the incident) that the crew had mistaken the runway (as I understood it to be 24R) with the parallel taxiway, but from your post Rockhound, it seems as if they were assigned to runway 32.
The parallel taxiway to 24R crosses the approach end of runway 32, but it should still be impossible to mistake the lighting and signs.Could it be that the crew had mistaken the direction signs towards the runway for actually being on a runway?!?!
But still the runway heading doesn`t match...

You also seem to be correct about punishment in Taiwan, Rockhound.Scary.
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