C-FKCK, the aircraft involved in the near-miss, in November 2019
Near-miss incident
Date
July 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Summary
Near collision on final approach at night
Site
San Francisco International Airport, California, U.S. 37°36′58″N122°21′34″W / 37.61611°N 122.35944°W / 37.61611; -122.35944
Total survivors
1,087
Aircraft
Aircraft type
Airbus A320-211
Operator
Air Canada
IATA flight No.
AC759
ICAO flight No.
ACA759
Call sign
AIR CANADA 759
Registration
C-FKCK
Flight origin
Toronto Pearson International Airport, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Destination
San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupants
140
Passengers
135
Crew
5
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Missing
0
Survivors
140
On July 7, 2017, an Airbus A320-211 operating as Air Canada Flight 759 was nearly involved in an accident at San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County, California, United States. The flight, which originated at Toronto Pearson International Airport, had been cleared by air traffic control to land on runway 28R and was on final approach to land on that runway; however, instead of lining up with the runway, the aircraft had lined up with the parallel taxiway, on which four fully loaded and fueled passenger airplanes were stopped awaiting takeoff clearance. The flight crew initiated a go-around prior to landing, after which it landed on 28R without further incident. The aircraft on the taxiway departed for their intended destinations without further incident.[1][2][3][4] The subsequent investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined that the Air Canada airplane descended to 59 feet (18 m) above the ground before it began its climb, and that it missed colliding with one of the aircraft on the taxiway by 14 feet (4.3 m).
The NTSB determined the probable cause was the Air Canada flight crew's confusion of the runway with the parallel taxiway, with contributing causes including the crew's failure to use the instrument landing system (ILS), as well as pilot fatigue. A retired pilot stated the runway confusion that almost happened "probably came close to the greatest aviation disaster in history"[2][3][4][5] as five airplanes and potentially over 1,000 passengers were at imminent risk of a disaster greater than the Tenerife airport disaster.
^Gafni, Matthias (July 10, 2017). "Exclusive: SFO near miss might have triggered 'greatest aviation disaster in history'". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ abGafni, Matthias (July 11, 2017). "SFO near-miss: Air Canada flight got 'extremely close' to planes on taxiway, pilot on ground alerted tower, averted disaster". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ abLevenson, Eric; Chan, Stella; Hassan, Carma; Ostrower, Jon (July 11, 2017). "Air Canada plane nearly lands on a crowded taxiway at San Francisco airport". CNN. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^ abSpurr, Ben; Howells, Laura (July 11, 2017). "'Close to the greatest aviation disaster in history:' Air Canada pilot almost lands on busy taxiway". The Star. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
^Dangerfield, Katie (July 11, 2017). "Air Canada plane almost lands on crowded taxiway at San Francisco airport". Global News Canada. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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