Czech Republic: Another aircraft hit the runway of a landing Boeing 737

---

The control tower of Prague's Václav Havel Airport dealt with a dangerous situation on Tuesday evening. During the preparation for the landing of the Boeing 737, the ART 72 propeller aircraft took the same runway. The potential collision was then prevented by a dispatcher, who ordered the landing machine to fly over the runway. This was confirmed to the Novinky.cz server by Air Traffic Control.

The incident occurred after Tuesday at 10 p.m. when the ATR 76 aircraft of the Irish company Air Contractors, which was heading to Paris, entered runway 24 on the main runway just as a Boeing 737 from ASL Airlines Belgium flying from Brno was about to land. The pilot of the Irish plane was supposed to approach the waiting place at that moment, but instead he went straight to the runway.

Richard Klíma from the external department told Air Traffic Control relations, I can confirm the event in air traffic, when the ATR 76 aircraft of the Irish carrier Air Contractors, while taxiing to take-off to runway 24 of Prague Airport, crossed the so-called stop rung by a pilot error and thus violated the runway protection zone.

According to the rules of air traffic, at such a moment the pilot has to cancel the landing and cross the runway without the instruction of the pilot. One of the dispatchers, however, ordered the landing Boeing 737 to fly through. While the connection from Brno arc returned to the second attempt, the machine of Irish society started in the meantime. According to Klíma, the machines were at a sufficient distance and their safety was not endangered.

The incident will now be investigated by the Air Accident Detection Authority, which has already received a report from Air Traffic Control. He will deal with the incident in collaboration with Irish colleagues.