Air Canada Flight AC759 landed at San Francisco International Airport shortly after midnight on Saturday, July 8, approximately 54 minutes late on its journey from Toronto. While the passengers may have been a little irritated by the tardiness, they probably didn’t know at the time just how close they came to being involved in an accident that one former airline pilot told the Mercury News could have been “the greatest aviation disaster in history.”
FAA Investigating Air Canada Flight that Almost Landed on Crowded Taxiway
Key Takeaways:
- Air Canada Flight AC759 narrowly avoided a catastrophic accident by attempting to land on a crowded taxiway at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) instead of its assigned runway.
- Four airplanes, loaded with passengers and fuel, were waiting on the taxiway, making the near-miss potentially "the greatest aviation disaster in history," according to aviation experts.
- The incident was averted when air traffic control ordered a go-around, prompting the pilot to correct the aircraft's course, and the FAA is currently investigating the cause, focusing on why the instrument landing system was not followed.
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