Incidents : erreur de piste ou incursions

KLM 737 takes off from taxiway at Amsterdam Schiphol
By David Kaminski-Morrow

Dutch investigators have opened an inquiry after a KLM Boeing 737-300 took off from a taxiway at Amsterdam Schiphol two days ago.

The aircraft, registered PH-BDP, was departing on a service to Warsaw when the incident occurred.

Flight KL1369 was supposed to use runway 36C but instead took off from taxiway B which runs parallel on the eastern side.

A spokeswoman for the Dutch Safety Board states that the incident is being classified as "serious" by the investigators.

The aircraft continue to Warsaw and the crew was interviewed on return, she adds.

KLM lists KL1369's scheduled departure time as 20:20 and the spokesman says the incident took place at 20:36.

Amsterdam Schiphol would have been in darkness at this time. Meteorological data from the airport shows good visibility and weather conditions at the time.

Aeroflot A320 takes off from Oslo taxiway

Norwegian investigators have opened an inquiry after an Aeroflot Airbus A320 bound for Moscow Sheremetyevo took off from a taxiway at Oslo Gardermoen yesterday.
The aircraft, operating flight SU212 at 14:55, had been intending to depart from runway 01L.
But a spokesman for Gardermoen says that, at around 15:10, the aircraft turned right onto taxiway M, which runs parallel and immediately to the right of the runway, and took off.
While runway 01L is 3,600m (11,800ft) long, taxiway M is truncated with a length of about 2,400m.
A source familiar with the incident also indicates to ATI that the aircraft departed from the A3 intersection which would have reduced the available take-off distance to the north to just 1,650m.
Gardermoen's weather information at the time shows good visibility.
Norway's air accidents investigation commission has started an inquiry into the incident, which comes just two weeks after a KLM Boeing 737 took off from a taxiway at Amsterdam Schiphol on 10 February.