Incident: KLM B733 at Amsterdam on Feb 10th 2010, took off taxiway
By Simon Hradecky, created Friday, Feb 12th 2010 10:39Z, last updated Friday, Feb 12th 2010 14:19Z
A KLM Boeing 737-300, registration PH-BDP performing flight KL-1369 from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Warsaw (Poland), was cleared to take off runway 36C at about 20:36L (19:36Z), however actually took off along the parallel taxiway B. The airplane continued to Warsaw for a safe landing.Schiphol Airport confirmed the incident in a press release without providing any further data stating, that a KLM Boeing 737 had taken off a parallel taxiway to runway 36C “just after sunset”. The press departments of Schiphol Airport, KLM, LVNL (Netherland ATC) declined to provide any further comment and just refer to the press release issued by Schiphol Airport…
Oops! Het baan is een kleine bit verder! :diablo:
By: Maikel - 16th February 2010 at 21:03
That’s true about the lights they must be visible. But the METAR says nothing about snow on the ground.
By: Arabella-Cox - 16th February 2010 at 20:49
Well certainly, if the runway was covered in snow, does anyone know if this was the case? The weather report (see above) was good so indications are that it wasn’t covered in snow. I don’t think that the snow would cover the papis or edge lights though. That would be a no-go situation.
By: Maikel - 16th February 2010 at 15:56
You can’t see many of those things in a layer of snow. Let’s wait for the report, could be interresting.
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th February 2010 at 20:42
There would be so many clues…Piano keys, center line markings, runway numbers, color of edge lights, papis (assuming they used full length). Hey guys, you’re in the poo…
By: Maikel - 15th February 2010 at 16:50
Eham 101925z 03015kt 350v050 9999 Few012 Sct016 Bkn040 M01/m03 Q1014
R06/////95 Tempo 6000 -sn
KLM lists KL1369’s scheduled departure time as 20:20 and the spokesman says the incident took place at 20:36. Amsterdam Schiphol would have been in darkness at this time. Meteorological data from the airport shows good visibility and weather conditions at the time.
A little note from my side:
When people do things over and over again it becommes a routine thing and then the chance of an error can be even bigger. When you drive from youre home to work down the same road everyday and you see a sign down the road that the day after it will be closed. When you drive to youre work the next day, there is a large possibility you hit the roadblocade;)
By: Gooney Bird - 15th February 2010 at 10:19
“The airplane continued to Warsaw for a safe landing”
This sort of comment always amuses me. Why shouldn’t it have had a safe landing?
By: tenthije - 15th February 2010 at 00:36
Interesting article, dutch aircraft, no doubt a dutch pilot, at a dutch airport, how can he get this one wrong?
Well, for what it’s worth, the weather was crap. A lot of snow so that might have cause some disorientation. Nonetheless, someone on the flighdeck really should have noticed. The lights on the taxiway are bright blue, the lights on the runway are white. Airport design 101.
Not necessarily a Dutch pilot considering the recent merger.
In this case it was a KLM B733. Since AF do not operate the B733 (anymore) it is safe to assume that this was a genuine KLM pilot.
By: Newforest - 14th February 2010 at 22:57
Not necessarily a Dutch pilot considering the recent merger.
If Delta can land on a taxiway, why can’t KLM take off from them?:diablo:
By: Runway06 - 14th February 2010 at 22:24
Interesting article, dutch aircraft, no doubt a dutch pilot, at a dutch airport, how can he get this one wrong?
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th February 2010 at 21:08
You’ve been learning German from Yoda?
No I used a translator. I used to fly with Dutch guys. 😀
By: tenthije - 14th February 2010 at 21:01
Oops! Het baan is een kleine bit verder! :diablo:
You’ve been learning German from Yoda?
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February 14, 2010 at 8:52 pm