France A321 at Warsaw on Sep 24th 2017, rejected takeoff on ATC instruction

Last Update: October 19, 2017 / 13:48:13 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1247

Departure
Warsaw, Poland

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GTAM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

An Air France Airbus A321-200, registration F-GTAM performing flight AF-1247 from Warsaw (Poland) to Paris Charles de Gaulle (France), was cleared for takeoff from Warsaw's runway 15 full length. The crew accelerated and released brakes, when tower cancelled the takeoff clearance. The crew rejected takeoff at very low speed and stopped the aircraft short of the intersection with taxiway D2 about 500 meters down the runway. A short time later the aircraft was cleared for takeoff runway 15 from intersection D2, departed and landed safely in Paris.

The French BEA reported on Oct 19th 2017, that the crew did not receive any explanation as to why the takeoff clearance was cancelled, however, observed another aircraft landing on crossing runway 11. After the landing they were cleared for takeoff from intersection D2. The crew also was not aware runway 11/29 was open. Poland's PKBWL rated the occurrence a serious incident and opened an investigation.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Sep 24, 2017

Classification
Incident

Cause
Rejected takeoff

Airline
Air France

Flight number
AF-1247

Departure
Warsaw, Poland

Destination
Paris Charles de Gaulle, France

Aircraft Registration
F-GTAM

Aircraft Type
Airbus A321

ICAO Type Designator
A321

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