X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:19:56 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.40] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.1) with ESMTP id 1517470 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:15:46 -0500 Received: from [192.168.111.2] ([70.19.74.145]) by vms040.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-4.02 (built Sep 9 2005)) with ESMTPA id <0J80003ENFWSABL6@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:14:53 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:14:51 -0500 From: Kevin Kossi Subject: [LML] Look both ways before taxing In-reply-to: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-105--675902566 References: --Apple-Mail-105--675902566 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed That is scary! FAA investigates botched landing at Newark NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- Federal authorities are investigating how a jetliner carrying more than 160 people landed on a taxiway instead of an adjacent runway at Newark's Liberty Airport. No one was injured when the Continental flight from Orlando, Florida, landed in the wrong place Saturday night. Taxiways often have planes, vehicles or personnel on them. The Boeing 757-200 should have landed on the shortest of the airport's three runways, but it instead touched down on a taxiway parallel to the runway, said Jim Peters, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is "investigating it as a [possible] pilot deviation" from proper safety procedures, Peters said. The FAA had not interviewed the pilot and co-pilot as of Monday, but the airline said they have been grounded. Russ Halleran, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association local at the airport, said runways and taxiways use different color lights. "It could have been ugly, God forbid," Halleran said in Tuesday's Star-Ledger of Newark. "Pretty lucky. Overall, that's how we have to look at it." Newark Liberty International Airport is one three major airports serving the New York City area. Kevin Kossi New York Legacy 71% --Apple-Mail-105--675902566 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII

That is = scary!


FAA investigates botched landing at = Newark


NEWARK, New Jersey (AP) -- Federal authorities = are investigating how a jetliner carrying more than 160 people landed on = a taxiway instead of an adjacent runway at Newark's Liberty = Airport.

No one was injured when the = Continental flight from Orlando, Florida, landed in the wrong place = Saturday night. Taxiways often have planes, vehicles or personnel on = them.

The Boeing 757-200 should have = landed on the shortest of the airport's three runways, but it instead = touched down on a taxiway parallel to the runway, said Jim Peters, a = spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

The FAA is "investigating it = as a [possible] pilot deviation" from proper safety procedures, Peters = said. The FAA had not interviewed the pilot and co-pilot as of Monday, = but the airline said they have been grounded.

Russ Halleran, president of = the National Air Traffic Controllers Association local at the airport, = said runways and taxiways use different color lights.

"It could have been ugly, God = forbid," Halleran said in Tuesday's Star-Ledger of Newark. "Pretty = lucky. Overall, that's how we have to look at it."

Newark Liberty International = Airport is one three major airports serving the New York City = area.


Kevin = Kossi

New York

Legacy = 71%


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