We constantly hear about close calls in aviation. I think it’s easy to become desensitized to these, and wonder which are actually dangerous, and which are just a bit too close for comfort.
Continue reading: Nouvelair & EasyJet Airbus A320s Nearly Collide On Runway: What Went Wrong?
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Humans humans humans.
Human error everywhere.
How many more tragedy we need before we remove humans from making error.
Also states in the diagram that the Easyjet pilots expressed their surprise at Nouvelair's trajectory and only then did the ATC get involved...
Please rest assured Esk’, no human will ever replace you bro …. your AI obsession surpasses all human comprehension.
Glad everyone is alright. As this happened on September 21, this was pretty quick for a relatively full-report on the incident. 3 meters is pretty close (within 10ish feet). Hope they fix the runway lighting issue, so that the only excuse will be 'high workload' (or just 'blame' the pilots, *sigh*).
Well spotted, also kudos to ATC to order a go around within 20 seconds of the Easyjet pilots comment
I was in that area on 9/21. The weather absolutely horrendous. Some of the heaviest rain I’ve ever seen in my life. I flew out in 9/22 and it was a lovely warm and sunny day.
What’s the point of asking if someone is lined up on the right runway without any context? Of course the pilots are going to say they’re lined up correctly because they think they are. A better phrase would be to give the pilots the appropriate situational awareness (“note 04L is not as well lit as 04R, please check and confirm approach”)
@TravelinPenis: Trump caused this!
Me: But it happened at Nice Cote d'Azur..
@TravelinPenis: Trump is causing air crashes overseas too!!
Adding approach lights would make navigation to the harbors nearby slightly more inconvenient for the wealthy people already forcing these nonstandard procedures around the airport; can’t have that, no sir.
It's not from the actual day of the incident, I think it's just included as a matter of reference. The report states "date unknown", and also "light intensity settings of both runways unknown".