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 nearly landed on a crowded taxiway instead of its assigned runway at San Francisco International Airport, almost colliding with four other passenger planes.
- The near-disaster was averted when the pilot questioned "lights on the runway" and air traffic control, prompted by another pilot, ordered a go-around.
- Experts have called the incident potentially "the greatest aviation disaster in history," with the FAA currently investigating why the pilot was mistaken and did not follow instrument landing systems.
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