KLM B78X at Toronto on Mar 22nd 2024, rejected takeoff due to occupied runway
Last Update: August 22, 2024 / 16:36:47 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 22, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-692
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BKC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B78X
Airport ICAO Code
CYYZ
A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration SP-LSB performing flight LO-45 from Warsaw (Poland) to Toronto,ON (Canada), had landed on runway 06L but did not vacate the runway at taxiway C5 as expected but at taxiway C7 near the end of the runway and thus was still on the runway when PH-BKC began their takeoff roll.
Poland PKBWL reported the Canadian TSB opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an incident, summarizing the sequence of events: "Possible ATC consent to taxi to RWY and immediate take-off before another landing aircraft vacates RWY. This resulted in aborting the takeoff after reaching high speed."
The KLM B78X was able to depart about 30 minutes after the rejected takeoff.
The Canadian TSB reported: "PH-BKC, a Boeing 787-10, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as flight KLM692, was departing from Toronto / Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), ON, and was holding short of runway 06L. Meanwhile, SP-LSB, a Boeing 787-9, operated by LOT Polish Airlines, as flight LOT 5E was landing on runway 06L. After LOT 5E touched down, KLM692 taxied to position in preparation for take-off from runway 06L. When LOT 5E was about to exit the runway at taxiway C5, KLM692 was then cleared for immediate take-off. However, shortly afterwards, LOT 5E announced they would exit runway C7 instead (near the end of the runway). The Tower subsequently instructed KLM692 to abort its takeoff. At this time, the speed of KLM692 was about 110 knots; KLM692 aborted the take-off and vacated the runway at taxiway D1. The minimum distance between the two aircraft was approximately 5400 feet. Wet snow conditions were reported on the runway."
Metars:
CYYZ 230300Z 06009KT 3SM -SN OVC012 M05/M07 A3014 RMK NS8 SLP219=
CYYZ 230200Z 05009KT 3SM -SN SCT008 OVC013 M05/M06 A3015 RMK SF3NS5 /S02/ SLP222=
CYYZ 230131Z 05009KT 3SM -SN SCT009 OVC015 M05/M06 A3016 RMK SF4NS4 SLP224=
CYYZ 230100Z 05009KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC014 M04/M05 A3016 RMK SN6NS2 /S01/ SLP226=
CYYZ 230044Z 04011KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC014 M04/M05 A3016 RMK SN6NS2 SLP226=
CYYZ 230017Z 06007KT 1 1/4SM -SN VV009 M04/M05 A3018 RMK SN8 SLP230=
CYYZ 230000Z CCA 07009KT 1 1/4SM -SN VV012 M04/M05 A3018 RMK SN8 /S08/ SLP230=
CYYZ 222335Z 07008KT 1SM R06L/P6000FT/N R05/P6000FT/D -SN VV010 M04/M05 A3019 RMK SN8 SLP234=
CYYZ 222306Z 09008KT 1 1/2SM -SN VV011 M04/M05 A3019 RMK SN8 SLP234=
CYYZ 222300Z 08009KT 1SM R06L/P6000FT/U R05/P6000FT/D -SN VV009 M04/M05 A3019 RMK SN8 /S07/ SLP234=
CYYZ 222247Z 08010KT 1 1/2SM R05/4500VP6000FT/D -SN VV010 M04/M05 A3019 RMK SN8 SLP237=
CYYZ 222200Z 07006KT 1SM R06L/5500VP6000FT/N R05/5500VP6000FT/U -SN VV008 M04/M05 A3019 RMK SN8 /S06/ SLP236=
CYYZ 222120Z 08010KT 1/2SM R06L/4000FT/N R05/5000V6000FT/D SN VV005 M04/M06 A3021 RMK SN8 SLP241=
CYYZ 222100Z 08009G15KT 1SM R06L/5500VP6000FT/N R05/P6000FT/D -SN VV007 M04/M06 A3021 RMK SN8 /S04/ SLP244=
CYYZ 222035Z 07009KT 1 1/4SM R06L/5500VP6000FT/D -SN OVC012 M04/M06 A3022 RMK SN7SF1 SLP246=
CYYZ 222018Z 08008KT 3SM R06L/5000VP6000FT/U -SN BKN014 OVC025 M04/M06 A3022 RMK SF5NS3 SLP245=
CYYZ 222000Z 09005KT 1SM R06L/4000V5500FT/N R05/5000V6000FT/D -SN OVC008 M04/M06 A3023 RMK SN7NS1 /S03/ SLP250=
CYYZ 221950Z 10008G15KT 1SM R06L/4500V5000FT/N R05/5000VP6000FT/U -SN OVC009 M04/M06 A3023 RMK SN7NS1 SLP249=
CYYZ 221900Z 11008G17KT 1/2SM R06L/3500V4500FT/N R05/3500V5000FT/U SN VV006 M04/M05 A3025 RMK SN8 /S02/ SLP255=
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Mar 22, 2024
Classification
Incident
Airline
KLM
Flight number
KL-692
Departure
Toronto, Canada
Destination
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aircraft Registration
PH-BKC
Aircraft Type
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner
ICAO Type Designator
B78X
Airport ICAO Code
CYYZ
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