Virgin Australia B738 at Sydney on Nov 14th 2022, cleared for runway incursion
Last Update: December 6, 2022 / 19:37:41 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-855
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-IWQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
YSSY
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380-800, registration 9V-SKQ performing flight SQ-222 from Sydney,NS (Australia) to Singapore (Singapore), was accelerating for takeoff, being cleared for takeoff from runway 34L, and was about to rotate when the aircraft passed the intersection with the taxiway, the Boeing was on.
The Australian TSB reported: "The Airbus A380 was on its initial climb as it passed through the taxiway intersection, with the Boeing 737 about 300 m from the runway 34L holding point." and stated: "The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating an air traffic control error that occurred at Sydney Airport on 14 November 2022, involving a taxiing Boeing 737 and an Airbus A380 aircraft, departing on runway 34L."
Metars:
YSSY 140800Z AUTO 25016KT 9999 // SCT086 23/08 Q1003=
YSSY 140730Z AUTO 25016KT 9999 // NCD 25/09 Q1002=
YSSY 140700Z AUTO 25017KT 9999 // NCD 25/09 Q1002=
YSSY 140630Z 24020KT CAVOK 24/10 Q1001=
YSSY 140600Z 25021KT CAVOK 27/08 Q1001=
YSSY 140545Z 25023KT CAVOK 27/08 Q1001 BKN090=
YSSY 140530Z 28021KT CAVOK 27/06 Q1000=
YSSY 140509Z 28022G32KT CAVOK 27/07 Q1000=
YSSY 140500Z 29023KT CAVOK 27/07 Q1000=
YSSY 140430Z 28026G38KT CAVOK 27/07 Q1000=
YSSY 140430Z 28026G38KT CAVOK 27/07 Q1000=
YSSY 140400Z 27030G40KT CAVOK 27/08 Q1000=
YSSY 140400Z 27030G40KT CAVOK 27/08 Q1000=
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Nov 14, 2022
Classification
Incident
Airline
Virgin Australia
Flight number
VA-855
Departure
Melbourne, Australia
Destination
Sydney, Australia
Aircraft Registration
VH-IWQ
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
Airport ICAO Code
YSSY
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