wrong gate approached on landing at SEA
Oct 4, 2014, 11:51 pm
#1
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wrong gate approached on landing at SEA
Yesterday (10/3) coming into SEA from DEN on UA 1059, I noted to my seatmate in 2B that it was very odd that we were approaching the B concourse, instead of A. We were coming into B11, the ground crew looked surprised, the plane stopped, took a hard right, and we eventually ended up where we were supposed to be at A11. A seemingly innocuous mistake, but on an active runway such mistakes could be less innocuous. Have others seen this happen?
Oct 5, 2014, 1:15 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2011
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Runways are controlled and treated by pilots in a completely different manner. The slippery-slope equivalency is just not there.
If you listen to Channel 9, you'll catch occasional slip-ups by your pilots, other pilots, and ATC. One time, ATC sent a flight I was on 100 miles off-course, and then corrected themselves and apologized profusely. But at all times, they knew where we were and provided separation.
These things happen. But there is a huge difference between these day-to-day blunders, and a runway incursion or mid-air collision.
If you listen to Channel 9, you'll catch occasional slip-ups by your pilots, other pilots, and ATC. One time, ATC sent a flight I was on 100 miles off-course, and then corrected themselves and apologized profusely. But at all times, they knew where we were and provided separation.
These things happen. But there is a huge difference between these day-to-day blunders, and a runway incursion or mid-air collision.
Oct 5, 2014, 1:54 am
#3
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: WAS
Posts: 3,010
Runways are controlled and treated by pilots in a completely different manner. The slippery-slope equivalency is just not there.
If you listen to Channel 9, you'll catch occasional slip-ups by your pilots, other pilots, and ATC. One time, ATC sent a flight I was on 100 miles off-course, and then corrected themselves and apologized profusely. But at all times, they knew where we were and provided separation.
These things happen. But there is a huge difference between these day-to-day blunders, and a runway incursion or mid-air collision.
If you listen to Channel 9, you'll catch occasional slip-ups by your pilots, other pilots, and ATC. One time, ATC sent a flight I was on 100 miles off-course, and then corrected themselves and apologized profusely. But at all times, they knew where we were and provided separation.
These things happen. But there is a huge difference between these day-to-day blunders, and a runway incursion or mid-air collision.
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