"Air Canada 759, it looks like you were lined up for Charlie there," the controller said, an apparent reference to Taxiway C.A United pilot readying to depart for Singapore on the taxiway then messaged to air traffic control: "Air Canada flew directly over us. Air Canada taxiway. "In an audio recording of the conversations between air traffic control and pilots "You can begin to see there is uncertainty in the Air Canada crew's mind about what's going on," said former commercial pilot and aviation investigator John Cox, referencing the recording of communications. However, the pilot inadvertently lined up for Taxiway C, which runs parallel to the runway. "In the go-around, Air Canada 759," the pilot responds.The pilot of a United Airlines plane on the ground tells the tower meanwhile that "Air Canada flew directly over us. We are still investigating the circumstances and therefore have no additional information to offer. "The air traffic controller told the plane to "go around" and make another attempt at landing. "There are electronic devices that send radio signals up to the airplane for vertical and lateral alignment. the pilot said, seemingly referring to the aircraft lined up on the taxiway waiting to depart.
There were four aircraft lined up on Taxiway C at the time. There were four aircraft lined up on Taxiway C at the time. NTSB said the go-around was initiated after the Air Canada jet overflew the first of four aircraft on Taxiway C. The docket contains a security video that shows the A320 approaching the airport and then going around. "As the investigation is still ongoing, we will not be making any additional statements on the incident at this time. It landed without incident on the second attempt. Example, enter 21 space 09 space 2016 to represent September 21, 2016, or 01/08/2016 to represent August 1, 2016. "Uh, Tower, I just want to confirm -- this is Air Canada 759 -- we see some lights on the runway there, across the runway, can you confirm we're clear to land? An air traffic controller sent the Air Canada jet around. At the San Francisco airport, runways are illuminated by clear or amber-hued lights while the taxiway is lined with blue lights. "Where's this guy going? The Air Canada plane was estimated to have overflown the first two jets on the taxiway by as little as 100 feet, and the third by 200 feet and the fourth by 300 feet as it was climbing, according to CNN partner CTV, citing a preliminary report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Runways and taxiways have specifically demarcated lighting to provide visual cues to pilots to avoid such incidents, but the dangerous mix ups do happen.In 2009, a Delta Air Lines flight landed on a taxiway in Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and in 2015 an Alaska Airlines jet landed on one at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The plane made … Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Air Canada Flight 759, a 146-seat Airbus A320, was cleared to land on Runway 28R, but the pilot "inadvertently" lined up for Taxiway C, which runs parallel to the runway, according to the FAA. "An air traffic controller sent the Air Canada jet around. "However, the pilot inadvertently lined up for Taxiway C, which runs parallel to the runway," the statement said. Shortly after, an unidentified voice can be heard questioning the flight landing: "Where is this guy going?
""Yeah, I saw that guys," the control tower responded.A spokesman for Air Canada said it is still investigating the circumstances of the incident. Once warned about the mistake, the pilots had to pull up and go around. The newest generation of aircraft now include moving airport maps on their displays to alert the pilot of the aircraft's position relative to a runway or a taxiway.Companies like Honeywell Aerospace have also developed systems to advise pilots on the ground and in the air if they're approaching a taxiway or a runway, but such equipment is an optional feature on many aircraft. U.S. air safety board probes cause of Air Canada’s near-miss in San Francisco.