India A20N at Goa on Dec 5th 2024, rejected takeoff from taxiway

Last Update: December 20, 2024 / 18:46:57 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-2592

Destination
Hyderabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-EXT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

An Air India Airbus A320-200N, registration VT-EXT performing flight AI-2592 from Goa Manohar to Hyderabad (India), was taxiing for an intersection departure from runway 28 at A5 via taxiway E when the crew turned onto taxiway A instead of the runway and initiated takeoff. The aircraft had accelerated to about 108 knots over ground when the crew rejected takeoff upon ATC instruction. After slowing to taxi speed the aircraft turned onto runway 10 via taxiway A2 and vacated the runway via A4 to return to the apron.

The flight was cancelled.

India's DGCA have opened an investigation into the serious incident.

The occurrence aircraft returned to service the following morning after about 8.5 hours on the ground in Goa.

India's AIB reported the aircraft received takeoff clearance from an intersection, however, began the takeoff run on a taxiway. Tower cancelled the takeoff clearance, the crew rejected takeoff at 124 KIAS. The occurrence was rated a serious incident.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 5, 2024

Classification
Incident

Airline
Air India

Flight number
AI-2592

Destination
Hyderabad, India

Aircraft Registration
VT-EXT

Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N

ICAO Type Designator
A20N

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