Easyjet Switzerland A320 at Hamburg on Apr 17th 2019, commenced takeoff without clearance and rejected
Last Update: April 23, 2019 / 17:55:03 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Easyjet Switzerland
Flight number
U2-1028
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Basel/Mulhouse, France
Aircraft Registration
HB-JXO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Hamburg Airport, Hamburg
Airport ICAO Code
EDDH
A Turkish Airlines A321-200 registration TC-JTP performing flight TK-1667 from Istanbul (Turkey) to Hamburg (Germany) landed on Hamburg's runway 05, rolled out and needed some time on the runway to taxi to the next turn off.
After the A321 had passed threshold runway 05 the Easyjet A320 taxied into position and commenced takeoff, when the Turkish A321 was still on the runway during roll out. Tower instructed the A320 to stop immediately, the crew complied and rejected takeoff at high speed, the aircraft slowed to taxi speed about 1600 meters/5250 feet down the runway and vacated the runway via taxiway D7 just at the same time when the A321 vacated the runway via taxiway A5 about 2950 meters/9680 feet down the runway.
The A320 returned to the holding point runway 05 and departed runway 05 about 6 minutes after the rejected takeoff.
On Apr 23rd 2019 Easyjet Switzerland sent following statement to The Aviation Herald:
“easyJet can confirm that the Captain of flight EZS1028 from Hamburg to Basel Mulhouse aborted take-off following instructions from air traffic control. This was due to another aircraft being unable to vacate the runway, after the easyJet flight had originally been cleared to depart.”
“This was in line with procedures and at no point was safety of passengers or crew compromised. The aircraft later continued to Basel Mulhouse.
“The safety of passengers and crew is easyJet's highest priority.”
Metars:
EDDH 172120Z 06008KT CAVOK 09/04 Q1029 NOSIG=
EDDH 172050Z 06009KT CAVOK 09/05 Q1028 NOSIG=
EDDH 172020Z 06009KT CAVOK 09/05 Q1028 NOSIG=
EDDH 171950Z 06010KT CAVOK 10/05 Q1028 NOSIG=
EDDH 171920Z 06009KT CAVOK 10/05 Q1028 NOSIG=
EDDH 171850Z 05008KT CAVOK 11/05 Q1028 NOSIG=
EDDH 171820Z 05007KT 9999 FEW030 12/05 Q1027 NOSIG=
EDDH 171750Z 05010KT 9999 FEW032 13/05 Q1027 NOSIG=
EDDH 171720Z 06010KT 9999 FEW036 14/05 Q1027 NOSIG=
EDDH 171650Z 06010KT 010V080 9999 FEW040 15/05 Q1027 NOSIG=
EDDH 171620Z 05013KT CAVOK 16/05 Q1027 NOSIG=
EDDH 171550Z 05013KT 020V080 CAVOK 16/04 Q1026 NOSIG=
EDDH 171520Z 08011G21KT 040V120 CAVOK 17/M02 Q1026 NOSIG=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 17, 2019
Classification
Incident
Airline
Easyjet Switzerland
Flight number
U2-1028
Departure
Hamburg, Germany
Destination
Basel/Mulhouse, France
Aircraft Registration
HB-JXO
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
Airport
Hamburg Airport, Hamburg
Airport ICAO Code
EDDH
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