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DGCA orders probe into ‘serious lapse’ at Goa airport
Updated On: 10 December, 2024 08:07 AM IST | Mumbai | Prasun Choudhari
The investigator added, “These are preliminary assumptions, and we’ll await the airline's report and DGCA’s final findings. This incident could have been catastrophic. If another aircraft or service vehicle had entered the taxiway during the takeoff roll, it could have resulted in a collision with potentially fatal consequences
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The aircraft was supposed to take off from runway 10/28 but mistakenly aligned with taxiway A. Representation pic/istock
Air India pilots of flight AI2592 attempted to take off from a taxiway instead of a runway at Goa’s Mopa (GOX) Airport on Thursday. The incident, flagged as a serious safety breach by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has prompted an investigation. Alert air traffic controllers (ATC) at Goa airport noticed the error and immediately stopped the aircraft from taking off. According to ATC sources, “The vigilant controller on duty alerted Air India pilots that they were attempting to take off from the taxiway instead of the runway. Following this, the crew promptly rejected the takeoff.”
Screenshot of ADS-B tracking. Pic/Flightradar24
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