A330 wrecks runway edge lights after touch down
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A330 wrecks runway edge lights after touch down
Summary
On 7 October 2014, an Airbus A330-300 failed to maintain the runway centreline as it touched down at Montréal in suddenly reduced forward visibility and part of the left main gear departed the runway edge, paralleling it briefly before returning to it and regaining the centreline as the landing roll was completed. The Investigation attributed the excursion to a delay in corrective action when a sudden change in wind velocity occurred at the same time as degraded visual reference. It was found that the runway should not have been in use in such poor visibility without serviceable lighting.
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On 7 October 2014, an Airbus A330-300 failed to maintain the runway centreline as it touched down at Montréal in suddenly reduced forward visibility and part of the left main gear departed the runway edge, paralleling it briefly before returning to it and regaining the centreline as the landing roll was completed. The Investigation attributed the excursion to a delay in corrective action when a sudden change in wind velocity occurred at the same time as degraded visual reference. It was found that the runway should not have been in use in such poor visibility without serviceable lighting.
https://www.skybrary.aero/index.php/...f5e3-276530305
Via report: "Continuation Bias"
Bias is a bit of a stretch methinks. The runway lights were off and the pilots were unaware of any excursion till after shutdown.
"...The landing roll was completed and the aircraft was taxied to its assigned gate where the crew, who stated that they had been unaware of the excursion, were informed of it..."
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Bias is a bit of a stretch methinks. The runway lights were off and the pilots were unaware of any excursion till after shutdown.
"...The landing roll was completed and the aircraft was taxied to its assigned gate where the crew, who stated that they had been unaware of the excursion, were informed of it..."
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