FAA issues safety alert because of this incident.
Thank you terpster...very interesting SAFO.
"due to the severity of the incident a review and incorporation of these recommendations is strongly encouraged"
EDIT: Willow. with all due respect, why should a pilot be afforded such luxury on incompetence? What other profession, given life safety issues, is afforded such luxury?
The question of punative sanction on the individual is veiled on the impact of aviation in general?
While there is certainly a lesson to be learned, how does that somehow releave the responsiblity of the perpetrator?
Bottom line, the individuals have been removed, and the impact has been mitigated, both present and future. Interesting , when people see a crime, and the perpetrator has previous offenses, everyone wonders why they still able to commit more crimes.....why didnt enforcement prevent this from happening.
tale of the tape:
FMS Bridge Visual is flown every few minutes into SFO on a daily basis.
One operator decides to land on the taxiway.
Lesson to be learned or punative action?