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Old 18th Jul 2017, 08:22
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The old adage of "when there's doubt there is no doubt" comes to mind. That helps you decide that if you are not 100% certain you really are where you want to be, when close to damaging concrete, it is a good idea to get the hell out of it and start again.
This incident raises many issues from technology to human behaviour, both that of the individual and as a team; and local airport procedures. These events rarely happen in isolation. They will repeat until they are fully understood and mitigated against. May be not in the exact same place or circumstances; could be elsewhere, but Murphy is always sniffing around.
This event requires much more than just a few extra sims: it also has to include local airport & ATC procedures, plus AC's own. This occurrence might well have contributing parameters outsides the flight-deck.
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