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| Date: | Monday 1 December 2008 |
| Time: | 14:44 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-800 |
| Owner/operator: | SpiceJet |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 139 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Kolkata (VECC) -
 India
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Bagdogra Airport (IXB/VEBD) |
| Kolkata (VECC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft (flight SG324) was cleared to land on the secondary runway as the primary runway was closed (NOTAM: RWY 19L/01R NOT AVBL FOR ACFT OPS DUE MAINT OF CAT-II LIGHTING SYSTEM...).
The pilot, however, landed on the closed runway and stopped barely a few hundred metres from where work was on.
Sources:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata_/Pilot_error_led_to_landing_goof-up/articleshow/3786322.cms
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Kolkata_/Mishap_averted_after_landing_goof-up_/articleshow/3782318.cms
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2008 04:20 | harro | Added |
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