Aeroflot A320 at Oslo on Feb 25th 2010, took off taxiway

[fulanito]

From Avherald.com

"An Aeroflot Airbus A320-200, registration VP-BWM performing flight SU-212 from Oslo Gardermoen (Norway) to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia), was cleared for takeoff from runway 01L at about 15:20L (14:20Z), but took off a parallel taxiway. The airplane climbed out safely and continued to Moscow, where the airplane landed safely.

Gardermoen Airport confirmed, that the airplane took a wrong turn and took off a taxiway, no other traffic was on or in the vicinity of the taxiway. It is not clear at this time, whether or when the tower controllers noticed the error. Norways Accident Investigation Board and Civil Aviation Authority have been informed of the incident."

http://avherald.com/h?article=427cf259&opt=1

How in the world can something like this happen? Thank God no other aircraft was on the taxiway at the time.

Weather at the time of the incident:

ENGM 251446Z 04006KT 9999 FEW017 BKN023 M09/M11 Q1002 TEMPO BKN014
ENGM 251411Z 04005KT 9999 SCT022 BKN026 M10/M12 Q1002 NOSIG

[joeyb747]

On October 19th, 2009, a Delta B767-300 landed on the taxiway at KATL...

WX at KATL at the time of that incident:

Metars:
KATL 191252Z 08003KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP274 T00610011
KATL 191152Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP268 T00280000 10039 20022 53016
KATL 191052Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP261 T00330000
KATL 190952Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00330000
KATL 190852Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP251 T00280000 56000
KATL 190752Z 34004KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP250 T00390006
KATL 190652Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP251 T00330006

See thread below:

http://www.liveatc.net/forums/listener-forum/incident-delta-airlines-b763-at-atlanta-on-oct-19th-2009-landed-on-taxiway/

[speedotann]

How does this Happen? Maybe Norway was covered with snow but Atlanta, at their home airport, No Way!!!  I chuckled when I read this!!

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[ishtar]

I'm guessing it's happened at before as well.

[erikz]

This happened @ EHAM on february the 10th:

http://avherald.com/h?article=4272f72c