Just a few minutes after sunset on Friday, August 10, a Gulfstream GIV nearly landed on a parallel taxiway at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). Although no one aboard the aircraft, or on the ground was injured, the incident was eerily similar to one a year ago in which an Air Canada Airbus nearly landed on a number of air carrier aircraft sitting on the parallel taxiway at San Francisco International Airport.
Business Jet Nearly Lands on Aircraft in Philadelphia
Key Takeaways:
- A Gulfstream GIV nearly landed on a parallel taxiway instead of runway 35 at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on August 10.
- The incident occurred during a nighttime visual approach when the runway's end identifier lights and precision approach path indicator lights were out of service.
- The pilot initiated a go-around approximately 500 feet short of the taxiway, safely overflying other aircraft, with no injuries reported.
- The NTSB is investigating the cause, noting similarities to a previous near-miss incident at San Francisco International Airport.
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