Turkish Airlines lands at wrong airport
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Seems base and airport were only about 4nm apart, and judging from the map the runways are practically aligned (same rwy heading and the base one being on the extended centre line of the airport one, also about the same length).
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Not LHR
Christiaanj ..... good memory!!
On the morning of 25 Oct 1960 one of our 707s mistakenly landed with 41 pax (safely) at Northolt instead of LHR. The FD & FA crew removed all seats and baggage appurtenances - and blasted out of Northolt ..... much to RAF brass disgust, since they had said the aircraft would have to be removed by road! PAA got great positive publicity because the spectacular takeoff was captured by local TV crews - and jets were still a bit of a rarity
As a result, NO got painted on a gasometer at South Harrow (RAF Northolt approach) and LH was painted on a gasometer at Southall for the LHR approach,. This was supposed to prevent recurrence of such errors. Dunno if it ever happened again. I vaguely remember seing NOT LHR on a gasometer whilst coming into LHR in the early 70's .
On the morning of 25 Oct 1960 one of our 707s mistakenly landed with 41 pax (safely) at Northolt instead of LHR. The FD & FA crew removed all seats and baggage appurtenances - and blasted out of Northolt ..... much to RAF brass disgust, since they had said the aircraft would have to be removed by road! PAA got great positive publicity because the spectacular takeoff was captured by local TV crews - and jets were still a bit of a rarity
As a result, NO got painted on a gasometer at South Harrow (RAF Northolt approach) and LH was painted on a gasometer at Southall for the LHR approach,. This was supposed to prevent recurrence of such errors. Dunno if it ever happened again. I vaguely remember seing NOT LHR on a gasometer whilst coming into LHR in the early 70's .
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NG... Glass Cockpit... 4 letter identifier... approach loaded in the FMC... Radios tuned to for the approach as appropriate... so how come!?!?!?
I know... not the first nor the last high tech jet to land at the wrong airport.
I know... not the first nor the last high tech jet to land at the wrong airport.
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Which from the three?
I'm not familiar with the situation in Georgia, but judging from what I see on HERE
I guess he landed on the field in the southeast.
Three fields close to each other, in the same direction.
Was the visibility bad? or was it at night?
I guess he landed on the field in the southeast.
Three fields close to each other, in the same direction.
Was the visibility bad? or was it at night?
As a result, NO got painted on a gasometer at South Harrow (RAF Northolt approach) and LH was painted on a gasometer at Southall for the LHR approach,. This was supposed to prevent recurrence of such errors. Dunno if it ever happened again. I vaguely remember seing NOT LHR on a gasometer whilst coming into LHR in the early 70's .
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Can someone remind me HOW many months ago Turkish Airlines advertised for experienced Captains ?
Can someone also remind me the experience level requested in relation to most contract positions ( it's only a 2yrs Contract on offer, not a full time position)
Can someone tell me how many Capt's have been engaged, or alternatively, what is the real purpose of this silly game ?
Where a will for change exists, change will occur, if the will is stifled (be it by a pilot union or nationalistic pride ) Sh1t will continue to happen.
The evidence will be presented, obviously.
Can someone also remind me the experience level requested in relation to most contract positions ( it's only a 2yrs Contract on offer, not a full time position)
Can someone tell me how many Capt's have been engaged, or alternatively, what is the real purpose of this silly game ?
Where a will for change exists, change will occur, if the will is stifled (be it by a pilot union or nationalistic pride ) Sh1t will continue to happen.
The evidence will be presented, obviously.
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A long time ago......didnt a THY 707 nearly land at Sopley instead of Hurn? As it was going to Hurn, possibly for storage, it might not of been THY, just in their colours and with Turkish reg
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Have landed at TBS many times in the past and stressed to trainees the importance of not mistaking the military airfield just before TBS.
However, I must confess to the urge one very hazy day of wresting control from the FO who seemed incredibly high as the runway hove into view. It took a few seconds of self-control and double-checking distances/nav accuracy/ILS to realize he was doing the right thing.
There but for fortune?.............
However, I must confess to the urge one very hazy day of wresting control from the FO who seemed incredibly high as the runway hove into view. It took a few seconds of self-control and double-checking distances/nav accuracy/ILS to realize he was doing the right thing.
There but for fortune?.............
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Georgian opposition claimed that the government forced turkish to land at the military base since there was a person onboard with the same name as ex-minister of defence who asks for a political refuge in France.
Could it be possible? I don't believe they can force foreign plane to change destination and make pilots keep silence about that.
Could it be possible? I don't believe they can force foreign plane to change destination and make pilots keep silence about that.
Its happened before
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/2...airport-2.html
Wrong Way Landings By Commercial Airliners
BUT even the best trained get it wrong
Cooperative Banners
"With their field packs, camouflage uniforms and weapons, the 116-member elite Italian military unit was ready for anything except, perhaps, map reading. The heavily armed Alpini, as Italy's elite alpine corps is called, hit the ground in neutral Sweden instead of landing in NATO-member Norway, where they were supposed to join the Cooperative Banners exercise. It was not clear why their Airbus passenger plane mistakenly landed in southern Sweden's Kristianstad instead of Kristiansand, which is in southern Norway. The soldiers did not know they were in Sweden until immigration officials pointed out the navigational error. There are just a couple of letters - but 250 miles - separating the two cities."
http://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/2...airport-2.html
Wrong Way Landings By Commercial Airliners
BUT even the best trained get it wrong
Cooperative Banners
"With their field packs, camouflage uniforms and weapons, the 116-member elite Italian military unit was ready for anything except, perhaps, map reading. The heavily armed Alpini, as Italy's elite alpine corps is called, hit the ground in neutral Sweden instead of landing in NATO-member Norway, where they were supposed to join the Cooperative Banners exercise. It was not clear why their Airbus passenger plane mistakenly landed in southern Sweden's Kristianstad instead of Kristiansand, which is in southern Norway. The soldiers did not know they were in Sweden until immigration officials pointed out the navigational error. There are just a couple of letters - but 250 miles - separating the two cities."
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"Sweden's Kristianstad instead of Kristiansand, which is in southern Norway"
Slightly off topic but IIRC there was a medivac flight that pitched up, (boom tish), at Kristiansand when it was supposed to be at Kristiansund.
Slightly off topic but IIRC there was a medivac flight that pitched up, (boom tish), at Kristiansand when it was supposed to be at Kristiansund.
Gas hoilders?
I always thought they were called gasometers!
Anyway, more on topic, we used to have a similar problem in Toronto when Downsview (YZD) had an 11kft E-W runway, which was confused with the same at Pearson (then Malton, YYZ). I always heard stories of a speedbird landing there by mistake, but don;t see it listed in the above article on wrong-way landings.
Any of you Nigels care to enlighten me?
Nigel
Anyway, more on topic, we used to have a similar problem in Toronto when Downsview (YZD) had an 11kft E-W runway, which was confused with the same at Pearson (then Malton, YYZ). I always heard stories of a speedbird landing there by mistake, but don;t see it listed in the above article on wrong-way landings.
Any of you Nigels care to enlighten me?
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There was a tale long long ago of a speedbird prop job landing at a wrong airport in Canada, realising mistake and doing a crafty takeoff. Crew deciding 'least said soonest mended'. Story only coming to light when a landing fee from an airport nobody had ever heard of landed on the landing fees desk in speedbird central causing consternation. Still don't know if true!