Those tower controllers certainly earn their pay. This happened the night before Thanksgiving, a very busy time for airports in the US.
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2010/12/07/c ... n-airport/
Nigel²
Close Call
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Re: Close Call
Hello Nigel,
Your right ,they certainly do earn their $'s,
The report does not say who was in charge of the JU1264, Captain or Co, it seems incredible that both crew made the mistake of turning the wrong way seeing they should also be following the taxi plan of the airport to their allotted parking,
Give the controller a pat on the back for his quick reaction as they are unsung hero's most of the time and its only when something like this happens that they get mentioned, it could have been a disaster thats for sure, thankfully we are all human and it sure would have been a wake up call to the flight crew and they will not make that mistake again!.
Roger.
Your right ,they certainly do earn their $'s,
The report does not say who was in charge of the JU1264, Captain or Co, it seems incredible that both crew made the mistake of turning the wrong way seeing they should also be following the taxi plan of the airport to their allotted parking,
Give the controller a pat on the back for his quick reaction as they are unsung hero's most of the time and its only when something like this happens that they get mentioned, it could have been a disaster thats for sure, thankfully we are all human and it sure would have been a wake up call to the flight crew and they will not make that mistake again!.
Roger.
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SkippyBing
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Re: Close Call
From a Human Factors point of view it's not that surprising. What you get is a combination of peer pressure, confidence that the other person knows what they're doing and low arousal levels* so rather than actually checking what someone is saying/doing is correct there's an assumption that it is and you just agree.Captain or Co, it seems incredible that both crew made the mistake of turning the wrong way
*No not that you dirty thing, it's like when you're on a long drive and literally can't remember the last ten miles or so. You're acting on auto to some extent and your higher brain functions are somewhere else, either shut down or thinking about something different.
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Garry Russell
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Re: Close Call
I can't see how it being busy makes a difference
Due to safety there has to be a capacity and this even though a busy time of year should be within that capacity
If not then they are making a mockery out of safety.
There are limits on slots or supposed to be.
Due to safety there has to be a capacity and this even though a busy time of year should be within that capacity
If not then they are making a mockery out of safety.
There are limits on slots or supposed to be.
Garry
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Re: Close Call
I agree with the capacity comment. However being busy has to increase the chance the controller does not catch the mistake in time to avoid a potential accident.. If you watched the video radar track animation you will see the controller reacted quickly. Another second ot two and it could have been a major disaster.
Nigel²
Nigel²
Re: Close Call
I agree with the capacity comment. However being busy has to increase the chance the controller does not catch the mistake in time to avoid a potential accident.. If you watched the video radar track animation you will see the controller reacted quickly. Another second or two and it could have been a major disaster.
Nigel²
Nigel²