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Delta Flight Lands on Taxiway Instead of Runway in Atlanta
Posted on Oct 23, 2009
Delta Airline's flight 60, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport landed was cleared to land on Runway 27R but landed instead on Taxiway M, which runs parallel to the runway. The flight had 194 passengers and crew on board.
Thankfully no other aircraft were on the taxiway when the Boeing 767 made the taxiway landing. A collision, particularly with one plane preparing to take off and carrying a full fuel load, would be catastrophic.
Both 27R and Taxiway M are 11,890 feet long but the runway is marked with white lights while the taxiway is marked with blue lights.
The pilots of the plane that landed at the Atlanta airport have been relieved from flying duties pending investigation by the FAA and the NTSB. Delta announced that it was as conducting an internal investigation.
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