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 operating as PEGJET flight 19 nearly landed on a parallel taxiway instead of runway 35 at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) on August 10.
- The pilot, on a nighttime visual approach, initiated a go-around at approximately 500 feet after lining up with taxiway E, safely overflying several parked aircraft.
- During the incident, the runway end identifier lights and precision approach path indicator lights for runway 35 were out of service, and the NTSB is investigating.
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