Bonanza nearly lands on taxiway at Falcon Field, AZ | Cessna GIVES WARNING

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This incident was reported by a pilot who was on frequency at the time. If you are a pilot, don't hesitate, send an email and share your experiences with VASAviation so we can learn together. *Lesson to be learned today:* use caution in sunrise/sunset, doublecheck your instruments and visual clues and go around if you have any doubts where you're heading to.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

Wow i don't blame the pilot for wanting to gtfo

[@dcviper985]

If you feel like you need to send it to VASAviation, make a NASA safety report too!

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

1 question, in the event of flight incidents, do they automatically drug test pilots?

[@dcviper985]

@@winniethepoohandeeyore2 only Part 121 (scheduled air carrier). But this isn't even an incident.

[@winniethepoohandeeyore2]

@@dcviper985 Ok, was just curious as to how the FAA, NTSB etc handles various situations

[@FencerPTS]

I'm going to give a shout out to 4R for the airmanship to realize he needed to collect himself and wasn't ready to fly. Well done sir.

[@NETBotic]

Yeah. I kept flying after almost having a mid-air and it was very stressful/distracting.

[@briansmyla8696]

Yeah, but his passive aggressive communication with tower was uncalled for.

[@armymanal]

@@briansmyla8696 How?

[@SantaZeede]

@@briansmyla8696 How was that passive aggressive?

[@MarkPentler]

If anything it was active emotion, and a perfectly understandable one.

[@LordSStorm]

Cessna pilot: "Tower I need vectors for the closest bar."

[@FencerPTS]

Or toilet. 😆

[@AllanFolm]

Or Men's store.

[@jemand8462]

that would be the "Steak and Stone STeakhouse" which is conveniently situated right next to the holding point at 22L.

[@rafa-borges]

The correct reply would be "04, please exit the taxiway at whiskey".

[@sarahalbers5555]

And I'll have that vodka martini shaken , not stirred.

[@Rdgoosmicp]

Good on the pilot on the ground realizing he shouldn’t continue his flight.

[@gazebodp]

I was thinking the same thing. The ground pilot recognized he was no longer good to fly, and decided to park it. I'll also give credit to the pilot in the air who, after saying he could still set it down, made the right decision to follow through with the go around.

[@briangray5921]

@@gazebodp took his purse and went home

[@gazebodp]

@@briangray5921 Or, went to the tie downs knowing the other pilot would be showing up in a bit himself. Little ramp rage maybe?

[@AllanFolm]

@@briangray5921 Didn't stick it in a hedge, because he was preoccupied.

[@James-oo1yq]

@@briangray5921 No he didn't! He had a nail appointment booked 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻💋

[@XPoChangLinX]

"I can still put it down".... Famous last words... Glad he changed his mind.

[@natephillips6890]

When I heard that I was like you already f-cked up once you sure you wanna do it again? 🤣

[@selftrue670]

@@natephillips6890 Precisely. Exact opposite of N5204 pilot who KNEW this wasn't the time to push anything.

[@Zerbey]

Yeah really, he made the right call to go around.

[@cryptobox128]

Yes. “I can still do this” is all too often followed by “aw shee...(static)”.

[@TheoneandonlyEETFUK]

I was like nah man you’re to far in now

[@Tyrope]

Kudos to the pilot on the ground for realising that he was no longer in a state of mind to fly that day

[@Habu12]

IMSAFE principle put into practice. Good on him. 15 feet? Geezus..

[@VASAviation]

The situation really got him rattled and you can't fly if you know you're not gonna enjoy it. Good on him!

[@cheapercharlie]

Smart call on his mindset. If one cannot concentrate best to just give it some time.

[@Habu12]

@End Leftism perhaps you’re right. Gh even the way he was spooked and still had the wherewithal to abort, I’m inclined to give that guy a little latitude.

[@nathanheeter1342]

@End Leftism yeah. That’s a completely unprofessional way to go about it, seems like he was being a dickhead trying to get the Bo pilot in trouble. Should’ve just asked for a taxi back. No need to hog the freq expressing his feelings. Let tower do their job.

[@otcubaba]

this will be flooded with harrison ford comments...

[@bnandersonx]

Harrison would not have gone around, he would've landed

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

Annnndd, go.

[@Cultural_Supremacist]

Do "Han Solo" comments count?

[@woofwgn]

Hope so, he's the funniest thing with a valid (for the moment) license

[@davemoulis9320]

When I first saw the thumbnail I thought it WAS him

[@blancolirio]

Parallel runways...”looking for the big one on the left...” Great post Victor! Juan

[@евграфломов]

Good point

[@asho1735]

good job N5204R for making the "He's coming in on the taxi!" call out and alerting the bonanza pilot. probably prevented a collision by that single radio call

[@Hans-gb4mv]

I don't think the other pilot took notice of that call. Even after the tower called the miss, he still wanted to put it down.

[@evanmurashko8583]

I've flown over 1000 hours at this airport. During sunset, it's BRUTAL landing on the 22 runways. Also, kudos to John (the controller) he's a great guy in and out of the tower and he handled this well.

[@bro9479]

With the sun in the wrong spot... easy mistake to make. You can't really see much out the windshield, you're squinting, but you can see a long stretch of what looks like runway thats reflecting the sun. Of course you can't see what's around it or even the markings on it. It's not until you're quite low that you realize that it's the parallel taxiway thats the same width as many small runways. Although its a concerning occurrence, as a commercial pilot myself, I'm not going to judge for that.

[@leo-windrider]

Now come to think of it, visual approaches rely solely on the pilot getting the correct runway in sight... Is PAPI installed in this field?

[@chrisschack9716]

@@leo-windrider P4L, so on the left side of the runway, between it and the taxiway

[@davecrupel2817]

Thats where you refrence it with the rest of the airport. A runway right next to hangars & buildings, with no taxiway between them? Surely that must seem like an odd, and illegal, airport design.

[@SeaMonkey137]

Well said.

[@nezbrun872]

Agreed, been there myself, although I figured it out myself at 200' not 15'. Plenty of time to correct. Another point I'll make is that in retrospect it didn't "look quite right" either: I was familiar with the airport, I should've considered going around. Many airports have taxiways parallel to the runway, it's not at all uncommon, and many smaller fields don't have lighting or PAPIs.

[@selftrue670]

N5204 was wise and prudent not to takeoff after being rattled. Admit when you're rattled, know your limitations, don't be a macho-man.

[@josef5319]

sometimes you have to be a macho

[@halo7ification]

Not going to lie, I just moved from Morristown New Jersey (kmmu) to Mesa Arizona. I keep my Mooney at Falcon Field. And the taxi ways do look like the runway. They are really close to the runway (compared to Morristown) and there is a run-up pad before the taxiway that when planes line up on it, it looks like that they are holding short of the runway when they actually arent. I've never made the mistake. But i can see what the bonaza was saying (not giving him the excuse)

[@VASAviation]

Plus the sun in front at sunset time. Sounds very logic from his side so it's OK to make that mistake and that's what we all have to learn. Thanks for sharing your points of view as a Mesa pilot.

[@wildwind4456]

Thanks for providing the context on this. I'm not a pilot in real life, but I know from sims how this kind of mistake could be easy to make at some airfields Something to think about in designing an airfield, too: try to make your taxiways and runways visually distinct, not just by markings which can be hard to see in sun-glare, but by layout and design.

[@nezbrun872]

Same here, although at a different field, it's an easy mistake to make with low oncoming sunlight and parallel taxiways.

[@serg2963]

Well said, MM Aviation!

[@Pilot-X]

I love this comment, you are not harshly judging (which helps no one) and instead are providing testimony to an issue with that field. Thank goodness nobody was hurt and we can all learn from this. Greetings from South Jersey at KACY.

[@rjhornsby]

go around, go around ... go around. “I can still land...” Trying to salvage and force a landing at that point is going to end badly. A mistake happened. What was a close call (past tense, danger behind us) almost became another error leading to a bent airplane or far worse. Good on him for keeping his head and thinking better of that decision. The pattern takes +/- 10 minutes. That’s 10 minutes to catch your breath, clear your head, fly the circuit you’ve flown hundreds of times before, and a make a smooth gentle turn base to final in a focused, stable approach down to the runway. Yes, there was a f up. Consequences sure - chat w/ tower, maybe FSDO. But no bent airplanes and everyone lives to fly another day.

[@billythekid3234]

Rick Hornsby Sir I think when he stated I can still land he was thinking that Harrison Ford did it so why can't I.? Runway, I don't need no stinking runway! Then he snapped out of it and went around!

[@kilogramos5746]

Knowing your limits is for sure an important quality on a pilot. In this case they both had it: Cessna stayed grounded, and Bonanza just went around without trying an insecure maneuver. That's professionalism right there!

[@210Driver]

And that's why you pay attention to landing traffic. Nicely done by the Cessna

[@carlwitt7950]

I don't know Harrison Ford visited Arizona recently.

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

I saw the thumbnail and ...it looked kinda similar.

[@a.b.9171]

That was my first thought too, soon enough we'll be able to call this "doing a Harrison"

[@Kebe66]

“I’m the schmuck who DID NOT land on the taxiway this time...”

[@phapnui]

Harrison Ford just turned up at my AA meeting I've never seen Han So low

[@claudiodiaz9752]

I thought it was a repost there for a sec.

[@taxidermydavid]

We have brand new blue omindirectionals on the taxiway at my home airport. I have to tell myself on base... don't look at the blue lights----

[@Habu12]

IMSAFE principle. That pilot on the taxiway was quite clearly stressed, and understandably emotional. That's two ticks. He made a good choice to just not go up. I hope the Bonanza pilot realized that, and adjusts for future flights.

[@James-oo1yq]

@@jamescollier3 😂

[@milankowww]

​@@jamescollier3 that is much easier said with a clean and dry underwear than if you were the one who just saw his whole life and all your ex-wives play in fast forward.

[@rnzoli]

@@jamescollier3 Rlative speeds are lower when you are passing full trucks in the same direction. Moreover the landing aircraft took a direct aim at the holding aircraft. This compares to a van coming right at you from the opposite direction at 100 MPH while you are standing at a red light.

[@kspn78]

As frightening as that could have been, I got a laugh out of the Towers response at 0:30 FFZ Tower: "Whut?"

[@andrewsmall6568]

Sun on scratched perspex is not a good combination. Its not like sun on glass of a car that remains in one place, it radiates across the whole windshield. I remember my first solo, late afternoon - basically lost 90% visibility with the sun directly facing me. Shocked me, basically had to keep moving the airplane to block the sun on the metal body work. Always consider (low) sun as a risk factor now.

[@The2T]

Looks like I’m required to comment “Harrison Ford” somewhere on this video 😂

[@xheralt]

No, no you are not.

[@sce2aux464]

Harrison Ford comment acknowledged, proceed with commenting as filed.

[@The2T]

@@sce2aux464 Best username ever. There is a sailboat in Marco Island, FL by me that is names SCE TO AUX

[@pronoe]

You really aren't no. You can let the other hundreds of unoriginal commenter re-use the same old unfunny joke handle that ...

[@bart8816]

I was actually waiting for the words " I have a phone number for you to write down"

[@gvc76]

I’m sure it happened, once he landed.

[@tristantriton8115]

If he landed on the taxiway he would've gotten it.

[@jemand8462]

I don't think he did. He didn'T really do much wrong, it was a missed approach, that's it. He didn't disobey any ATC calls.

[@bart8816]

@@jemand8462 nahh he only lined up to a taxiway and almost landed into another plane if it wasn't for the plane on the taxiway to warn him, but yeah nothing more to see here

[@TheOwenMajor]

@@gvc76 Ahhh, there isn't any evidence he actually deviated. Missed approaches happen all the time, the error was recognized before anything happened.

[@domaguayo7819]

It’s hard enough to see through a clean windshield with the sun is in your face but almost impossible when it’s dirty. Good reason to clean things up before departing.

[@chadgriffith5819]

When I land 27 in the evening at my airfield and forget to clean it.......sux!

[@DryeLint]

A good pair of polarizing lenses will cut the glare off the runway, also.

[@rzero21]

Sometimes it's not even dirt preventing a pilot to see ahead, it's simply the eroded windshield. On normal light conditions (i.e. backlit) it won't show up, but under certain light conditions, it would prevent the pilot from looking outside

[@beyondinsanitybr]

@@DryeLint polarizing lenses can hinder instrument reading

[@mar_man813]

@@DryeLint Can't wear polarizing lenses if any instrumentation is LCD. This is why they're prohibited for commercial and military pilots.

[@oneday498]

MSFS2020 me: no one is watching, just land

[@wishyine]

Decision to not fly the plane was actually really brave, cudos to the pilot

[@ModernClassic]

I fly out of this airport and while there's no real excuse for this, I can at least understand how it could happen based on the pilot's explanation. There have been days when pilots on frequency have actually requested that the tower change the runways due to sun glare. Remember this is Arizona, and at certain times of year and day the sun is just right down the 22's and *very* bright. I have had trouble more than once just determining height over the runway because I just can't see it. It may as well be IMC. Never lined up with the taxiway because there are other visual cues you can use, especially if you're familiar with the airport, but I can 100% believe that the pilot never even saw the other plane that was holding short.

[@Fcreceptor]

“Cessna 04R, I’m gonna need to go back to my parking spot and hang up my hat for the day. I’m tremulous, my vision is blurry, I’m sweating profusely, my pacemaker just cycled, my stomach is cramping, I’m having a gout flare up, all my barf bags are full, my brief is soiled, I’m hearing voices, the implant in my knee is aching, and I have no memory of where I’ve been the last 2 days.”

[@echoscorpion]

This brings back a lot of memories. I had my PPL and CPL at KFFZ 10 years ago. And I can still remember my CFI reminded me that don't land on the taxiway

[@BlackFoxFalcon]

Did the same stupid mistake once. Was approaching an Airfield with a grass strip during winter. Because of the snow, I couldn`t figure out anymore which is what and went around. There was no aircraft waiting on the holding point. I circled back around and meanwhile found out where the runway was.

[@tucorameriz3538]

Maybe he was “Han Solo-ing”.

[@cliveramsbotty6077]

comedy genius

[@HalfShelli]

Tuco will be here till Thursday, don’t forget to tip your waitress

[@darkdelta]

🤣🤣🤣👍

[@moofey]

Comment of 2020

[@fontana101]

This...this right here need to be top comment.

[@kevin1873]

In all actuality, the sun can reflect some crazy things even when driving and I can attest to it doing even the same while flying. Especially on final approach.

[@FevnorTheWolf]

This is in AZ too, that desert sun can be nuts. Dont know what time this qas at though.

[@AlaskaErik]

I had the reverse of that situation a long time ago. I was on short final and this plane takes off from the taxiway just to my left, so no conflict, but I thought it was very odd. Neither tower or the other aircraft ever said anything so I just kept my mouth shut too. Maybe he just didn't want to wait for me to land and clear the runway.

[@Nalla328]

Wow mistake aside this is one of the better interactions I’ve seen here. Props to the taxiing pilot for not being afraid to take time to cool and the landing pilot for recognizing, reacting and owning up to the error. Good on ATC for trying to understand the situation instead of attacking the pilot in error right away.

[@jemand8462]

Here's the Harrison Ford comment you're searching for.

[@UshTheGreat]

Underrated.

[@kerucutgaming2216]

I'm actually expecting an Air Canada comments.

[@CaffeineGeek]

Landings are mandatory. Takeoffs are optional. Great judgment by 04R to park the plane when he did not feel ready to fly.

[@gusbailey68]

Props to everyone for good airmanship, rather than pursuing an unstable situation.

[@ljfinger]

Kinda sick of people dissing Harrison Ford for an easy mistake to make that he owned up to. Also, kudos to this guy for immediately saying what happened. I'm sure everyone, everywhere has had the sun in their eyes at one time or another, even if it was in a car or just walking.

[@jumpnrun3368]

Bumped ito the street border a few weeks ago because the windshiled of my car went white from the sunglare.

[@DomManInT1]

Harrison Ford just keep making mistakes. He did not stop at one.

[@ljfinger]

@@DomManInT1 That's an exaggeration unless you know about more than I do. He had an engine out and crash-landed, he did the famous taxiway touchdown and had a runway incursion.

[@emergencylowmaneuvering7350]

Many times i landed with some tailwind rather than half blind with the sun on my face. Just call and say why you are landing with a tailwind..

[@roustus66]

I can still remember, many years ago, I was on one of my first navex's for my unrestricted PPL with an instructor & we flew into Bankstown (my first time), the major light aircraft airport in Sydney. I thought I was doing well and lined up on final when my instructor casually said, "You realise you are lined up on the taxiway, don't you?" We were still quite high and a quick twitch to the right and all ended well. Lesson learnt.

[@Swift016]

N5204R made the right decision to relax after being rattled, but potentially exacerbated the situation with his soapboxing on frequency. The dude in the air was likely already overly distracted and didn't need the ground peanut gallery talking about their feelings and clogging the radio. Unprofessional move considering a simple "Request taxi back to parking" would have sufficed.

[@danowolf]

N5204R adds medium Hanes boxers to his Amazon Wish list.....

[@ZiggyTheHamster]

04R had a code brown

[@francikaa1]

Drinking game: get one drink every time you see 'Harrison Ford' in the comment section.

[@macmedic892]

Oh my liver can’t handle that!

[@Leroys_Stuff]

Been reading to long I’m beyond intoxicated

[@Brooke56461]

If we did that, we’d be tore up from the floor up. 🤣🤣🤣

[@varghesemani3377]

I learnt to fly in KFFZ, got reminded of an incident when I had the sun in my eyes while coming into land 22L, could not see the traffic who was landing ahead of me and I had to ask tower “is the traffic to follow clear of 22L”. Good work Cessna 4R

[@Infinitepilot234]

I train at this airport, It’s honestly really easy to mistake the taxiway as a runway when the sun is in your face here. Since there’s no mountains in the east, the sun in the afternoon really blinds you.

[@denisfly_1]

Kudos to N4R. Probably the best decision he could make in this case.

[@mikeedland]

Met a guy a few years back who was a British ww2 pilot. He told me that he was being taken up in a Cesna and he would have the opportunity at the controls. You can see the write up in the newspaper, so I checked it out. His story was published and told of being awarded a DFC for bringing a bomber and crew home from a raid where the aircraft was caught in searchlights, he looped the plane after being hit, losing 12000 feet in the loop and just making it home as the plane went onto 1 engine. Purpose of telling this story here? He was trained at Falcon Field together with many British pilots. There’s a great book out there somewhere of this field and its place in wartime history. Pilot was Tom Austin the most unassuming man you ever met.

[@paulsinclair3401]

Cessna 5204R, where can I buy some fresh underwear and trousers?

[@murphsmodels8853]

It doesn't give the time of day, but I live in Phoenix, which Mesa is a suburb of, and during sunrise and sunset, the sun angles just right so that if you're travelling east or west (depending on the time of day) it can overwhelm you, even if you have sunglasses on. I've been driving and had to pull over and stop because all I could see in front of me was blinding white.

[@kylemitchell92]

"Tower, request permission to pull a Harrison Ford"

[@JoshOnGuitar]

Huh, the FAA just did a video on the dangers of parallel runways. Seeing it in action.

[@CruceEntertainment]

As another person said, it’s not that uncommon of a mistake. Typically due to an inexperienced pilot being preoccupied with the task of landing.

[@TheVergile]

add to that the sun being in a bad position. if you dont know the airfield well it can be hard to make things out when far away. looking at the size of the field the runway probably isnt much wider than the taxi if at all.

[@tiverton]

Guy in a Cessna overreacted. Sounds like a nervous flyer. God forbid something really happened to him. He should tie down for good and look for a more relaxing hobby.

[@mytech6779]

"I can still put it down" means he was likely more than 15 feet over the Cessna.

[@daniellamb7828]

You're right... Probably 16 feet

[@DoctorLodi]

@5putput it’s not lying if you’re just wrong, and people are often wrong in recalling stressful situations. There’s no immorality to it, and you do it to when you’re not trying to be holier-than-thou on the internet about someone else. I know this because that’s basic human psychology.

[@mytech6779]

@5putput I made a separate post about the added melodrama psychology. Often it is as you say about taking advantage of a situation simply to get an upperhand and feel power. In some cases it is an Ego issue where they need to be the biggest victim to self justify their decision to cancel the flight, that is they exaggerate the incident so they can dismiss any appearance of weakness by claiming nobody else has had so much burden.

[@mytech6779]

@5putput Fortunately accident investigators are trained to reduce bias and be as impartial as can be expected for a human while collecting evidence, and then to avoid confirmation bias while later analyzing the collected information. They also know about the possible inaccuracy of eye witness reports.

[@DoctorLodi]

It’s a standard feature of human psychology. You’re getting yourself worked up into a moral frenzy over the natural working of the human brain. It is categorically not lying if your fallible human memory tells you it’s true. Being wrong != lying. Full stop. I’m making light of nothing, I’m condemning your angry mob mentality which is way more dangerous than your manufactured outrage and othering of people for a standard trauma response.

[@flynnwhite8106]

Again planes should have air horns

[@jackielinde7568]

Hopefully, the pilot of N6146M gave N5204R a drink an an apology... after making sure both pilots wasn't flying later on. (Remember, Kids, We don't drink and fly, either.)

[@rilmar2137]

*Insert a Harrison Ford joke*

[@UnshavenStatue]

Month late here, but I'm pretty sure that people calling out Cessna 04R have never been seconds from death before, his communications were totally fine, I would even call his comms remarkably level-headed for having nearly just died

[@sfmc98]

The Harrison Ford Rule requires you to call yourself a schmuck on the frequency for any successful or attempted landings on the taxiway.

[@razorbackblood06]

Somebody get Cougar in the cessna a new pair of pants! I have a feeling hes about to turn in his wings.

[@loveslakers126]

Runways: exist Bonanza46M: “So I took that personally”

[@User0000000000000004]

Oh my god will you shut the hell up?!

[@MajorHavoc214]

Great googly moogly! Thank goodness everything came out alright. I know that both pilots probably had the shakes after that.

[@Kadenlea]

I’m just here for the Harrison Ford comments

[@pabloata4708]

Nobody says something about tower... ? They dont react more than "what"... And only after the incident, reacts.. Wtf are doing up there?

[@drmayeda1930]

The tower may not have had a line of sight of that portion of the runway.

[@ejn1011]

I had to take a breather once after a near midair in the pattern. I was in a Kiowa Warrior in closed traffic and a Chinook flew through my pattern at my altitude. It happened to be my first night flying with NVGs and was the scariest thing that ever happened to me. We landed, sat for about 15 minutes, and then finished the lesson.

[@opl500]

Technically the helicopter has the right of way but did he announce he was coming in at all or just bum rushed the airport?

[@ejn1011]

@@opl500 Both are helicopters. We were at a stage field for the Kiowa students to practice idiot circles and the Chinook was transiting. Never made a radio call. Never veered off course. I don't even know if he saw us at all.

[@reteves]

4R doesn’t have to take it into the air and made a great decision to call it a day. Bravo.

[@Airliner]

"what?" i dont know why, but the way the tower said this in response gave me chuckle.

[@Nardur12321]

Well in jobs like that, where you handle lot of radio traffic, you kind of zone out unless you hear "tower" as in someone calling them.. which means he probably missed half, if not most of the sentence as he was not prepeared to focus on the message given. Besides that, yes it was quite funny.

[@ded1333]

good job by both pilots. mistakes happen. im sure the bonanza pilot bought the cessna pilot a beer and a burger after that.

[@abbysnowmist]

Was it Harrison Ford?

[@theypeedonmyrug]

What is Harrison Ford?

[@abbysnowmist]

@@theypeedonmyrug It was someone who landed an airplane on a taxiway almost hitting an airplane.

[@N72Pilot]

I was waiting for "46M get ready to copy a phone number"....LOL

[@aarnav5]

This is the airport where I earned my Private 2 weeks ago! Real scary stuff, brb gonna get a flight review already! 😅

[@mattheisen77]

Whats the name of this new Harrison Ford movie? I like it

[@Cultural_Supremacist]

Who jumped straight to the description and comments to find out if it was Han Solo again?

[@stevesmith1810]

Harrison Ford is that you?

[@spuriousjohn6720]

Well, he WAS to the left of 22.

[@ellisromero]

Harrison Ford been let out of lockdown?

[@SolarWebsite]

(I'm not a pilot) What would happen to the pilot that made such a mistake? A mandatory talk with an instructor? A mark on his license? Nothing?

[@SGTSnakeUSMC]

Nothing if you are an old movie star.

[@Ozinater]

*Air Canada* wants to know your location

[@possiblepilotdeviation5791]

My user name.

[@davidmichael5573]

Nah he didn’t touch down. So no harm no foul.

[@BLACKMONGOOSE13]

Golden. You don’t have to touch down to get a pilot deviation.

[@davidmichael5573]

@@BLACKMONGOOSE13 I know this duh,

[@wjatube]

Mistakes happen but to say "I can still set it down" displays a complete lack of situational awareness as to what he almost caused.

[@TheVergile]

Eh. Disagree. First off its not like he made a mistake due to negligence. If the sun is in a bad spot it can be almost impossible to make out the runway. Especially on small fields that you dont know well. Wouldnt be suprised if the runway wasnt much wider than the taxi, if at all. Only becomes apparent on close approach. Deciding whether or not to still go for the landing isnt a matter of “what was maybe almost caused” but a decision based purely on your ability to safely come down. If the runway is long enough it could have been a valid decision. I assume he just ended up not liking the length he had left or his mental state and went for the go-around. Also perfectly valid decision. You dont know any of the factors from this video, so making an outside retrospect call is just completely unfounded. Maybe he decided to give it another go with a tailwind landing instead or just went around to have full runway and some time to collect himself. I dont know that. You dont know that. Learn from mistakes other people do, but do so based on facts - not conjecture.

[@BokeFlyingSimulations]

VasAviation: plane landing on the taxiway Everyone else: Where is Harrison Ford!!!???

[@gilbertfranklin1537]

Will somebody please do something about that sun! I mean, every single friggin' day, same thing! Early morning and late afternoon - right smack dab in your eyes! Geez!

[@Dinngg0]

I hate getting blinded by the sun.

[@ke7cat]

I was landing 22L at FFZ when a Piper who was cleared for 22R got confused and starting to descend on top me. The controller saw the near mid air and went ballistic. I was able to side step to 22r as the Piper pilot kept descending literally right on top of me. The Piper pilot was instructed to have a pen and paper handy to copy the tower number......

[@xheralt]

Deservedly so. Nice job on your part.

[@ke7cat]

Gary XHLC I am lucky I did not did not “pull up” but dived a bit while banking to the right because I actually saw his shadow when I heard ATC to go around. It was a crazy moment

[@akiechhabra114]

Mr Harrison Ford, what brings you to Arizona today, Sir?

[@adrianspeeder]

Had a crew do that on the parallel with a C-17 at OTBH. "We're gonna need maintenance to tow us in. We're shutting down."

[@justsnappy]

I wonder if the guy on the taxiway had no room to move without entering the runway. Did he freeze? Was he wishing for the best? He did make a good decision to get on the radio.

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

I’ve got a number for you to call. Ready to copy? All the references to Harrison Ford noted. But didn’t an Air Canada do the same thing at SFO at night some time ago? All I can really remember is there were a bunch of planes queued up, and one of them said the AC got to about 100 feet above them. That’s scary stuff, right there. Glad the Cessna pilot holding short waited to collect himself.

[@joeg5414]

Not going was a good decision.

[@TheRotorhound]

Hey, what’s the big deal, he was at the right airport wasn’t he? Something the big boys don’t always get right. Seriously, the plates for Kickapoo airport in Wichita Falls used to have a notation to make sure you were not landing at Sheppard Air Force base.

[@jayjay269]

I have very serious doubts that he was “15 ft” above the other pilot... Overreaction if you ask me. Just reset yourself and go on about your day.

[@holylingus]

This is N5204R my hands are shaking and I just shat myself, requesting whiskey and clean up services!

[@RealCadde]

I recognize this satellite view. This is where another aircraft took off (or was it a go around?) on 04R and crashed into an intersection further east on McDowell Rd.

[@SuperRealityKid]

Not the first time this has happened. Pilots are human. Maybe there is a way to mark taxiways to make them more obvious and distinctly different from the runway?

[@toadamine]

if that shook you up so badly that you cant fly the plane, then you should definitely not fly the plane... or any other plane, ever again! haha

[@aronakbiyikian2577]

I'm just here for the Harrison Ford jokes.

[@ktf61]

Harrison is that you?

[@thenorseguy2495]

First he try to land on the taxiway and then he said I can still set it down. This guy shoulden’t be flying again any time soon. All my respect to the pilot that was waiting on the taxiway tho that knew he wasen’t in condition to fly after that

[@randomgeocacher]

I feel for that pilot. I remember having extremely hard to focus after a bicycle accident where I got rear-ended by speed bikers who did not look ahead, eventually had to stop at a cafe and calm down.

[@chrisschack9716]

Not kidding, I once had a car pass me then turn right while I was coasting at a fair clip, braked hard and missed his rear bumper by maybe 12 inches, proceeded to clear the intersection, pretty much fall off my bike and have a case of the shakes...