B744 / A333, Hong Kong China, 2017

B744 / A333, Hong Kong China, 2017

Summary

On 22 September 2017, a Boeing 747-400F taxiing in after landing requested and received further taxi instructions from GND on reaching its clearance limit when the controller assumed it had already crossed the active runway ahead. An Airbus A330-300 crew beginning takeoff saw the 747 beginning to cross, rejected the takeoff and stopped well clear of the other aircraft. The Investigation found that the GND controller had failed to check which side of the runway the 747 was on before issuing his clearance and noted that the controllable red stop bar system was not active or required to be.

Description

On 22 September 2017, a Boeing 747-400F (OM-ACB) being operated by Air Cargo Global on an international cargo flight from Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, to Hong Kong as CCC831 with an augmented crew began to cross runway 07R after landing on runway 07L in normal daylight visibility at the same time as an Airbus A330-300 being operated by Hong Kong Airlines on a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Hong Kong to Shanghai Pudong as CRK236 was beginning its takeoff on runway 07R. The A330 crew saw the 747 ahead, initiated a low speed rejected takeoff and came to a stop approximately 1,100 metres from it.

Investigation

An Investigation into the Serious Incident in accordance with Annex 13 principles was carried out by the Hong Kong Air Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA). Digital flight data recorder (DFDR) data retrieved from the Airbus A330 and recorded data from various air traffic control (ATC) systems were available and two of the three pilots present on the 747 flight deck and the controller involved were interviewed.

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