Plane landing in Spain avoids collision with another plane on runway

[@VX3]

All I can say is 1: someone got fired 2: someone got promoted

[@mariamkalaany]

👍

[@ciprian7243]

+Zero Chase and 3. surely someone got escalated. Mainly that 767 going for the go around :D

[@Censtudios]

Why would someone get promoted? It's standard procedure. It's called a "go-around", which is an aborted landing. They basically just make a turn and try again (hence the term go-around). Happens also when there's sudden strong winds and other unexpected shit happening before landing and the pilot thinks that it would be unsafe to land.

[@robinboote1269]

I don't think he meant it literally.

[@ryanthegreyt2952]

Censtudios ya

[@directtalk1]

Thank Christ there was no fog

[@Keaton0801]

directtalk1 they learned from that at El Tenerife in 1977, if the fog gets too bad they close the airport until it clears.

[@santiagokiwi3187]

Even if the fog level was on the border of closing the airport this would have been a catastrophic collision

[@danrambaldi7553]

Keaton0801 Tenerife in 1977 had no Cat III ILS. Now, even with visibilty of 100 feet, planes can land on Cat III autoland.

[@Hunt3rr4455]

Lmao fr

[@danielle5253]

@directtalk1 Praise Jesus is right!! Would have been a completely different outcome! Wow

[@jorgehernandez1294]

it wasnt the pilots fault, Air traffic control is fully responsible for coordinating this.

[@adityapatki151]

Aertraveller yes both ways possible .. may be ATC mistakely told that run way is clear to land or may be pilot of landing plane misunderstood instruction of ATC

[@boothegoopc8417]

No.

[@jonathanveale119]

Cobblers! It's a shared responsibility, but the ground plane and ATC were obviously asleep on their watch,

[@gerryquinn8390]

The Skyteam pilot/ co-pilot absolutely should have had a good hard look out of the window when crossing a LIVE runway.

[@timbyrne914]

The incident report is available online. It was indeed an ATC error. The tower issued a runway clearance in error after the landing clearance was issued.

[@pschroeter1]

I love how you can hear the pilot in the air shove the throttle forward and then you see the wheels get retracted.

[@jashanmalsj]

Unfortunately this happens once in a while. Pilots don’t get enough credit for their state of constant alertness even after long haul flights.

[@estrellablanca]

Ladies and gentleman this is your captain speaking! if anybody has a pair of clean underwear at hand, please toss them underneath the cockpit door, thank you.

[@speedbird7573]

Omg lol😂😂

[@scarletrogers7896]

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@jedimasterjesse]

😂

[@bmartin5217]

now that made my day!

[@Mohan-tp7uh]

No way..... He is awesome

[@bullsnation5420]

Someone's getting fired

[@Censtudios]

Doubt it. Just a mistake that was resolved by standard procedures.

[@mistertagnan]

The a340 might get fired or demotedd

[@Censtudios]

MrTagnan What about the ground controller who told the plane he was safe to cross the runway? The pilots simply follow their commands, because they have an overview of all the traffic, the pilot's don't (although the co-pilot should've seen that there's another plane on approach)

[@andrewlane3057]

MrTagnan the aircraft that encroached the runway was an A340-600 😃😃😃

[@nyyankees4296]

somebody definitely got fired, they don't take this stuff lightly

[@fhdowntheline1825]

I hope the pilots of the B767 stormed into the ATC tower after the landing and knocked a few heads about.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

+fh downtheline I dunno, hard call. Was it the tower's fuck up or the idiot pilot on the skyteam plane?

[@genenco1]

+fh downtheline I'd be kicking the pilots of the other aircraft for not paying attention to what was going on outside the plane....

[@TheDarkRussian]

+fh downtheline shure, because it were russian pilots))

[@spyrosmcray]

+chaosdemonwolf1 always when they have to cross a runway they must look if its clear....totaly pilots fault

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

@BewareTheIdes Dude ! Either you've never looked from inside a widebody cockpit, or you're doing it lazily or for fun which is NOT a pilot behavior. Go check again : www.airliners.net/photo/Lufthansa/Airbus-A340-313/1601865/L/ And why talk about 1000ft AGL anyway ? Don't you know a common final is made at ~3 deg angle ? Can't you monitor inside a 10 deg conic field of view with such good visibility without facing the sun ? How could you fail to notice a plane that large as a Boeing 767 ? I'm not blaming the A340 pilot (yet), but I just don't believe you can miss the landing plane unless you assumed there is no plane at all in direct vinicity (in terms of flight rules) Don't blame the Airbus A340 if you don't know it well. Don't blame the C17 either, its cockpit is based on the YC15, MD11 and the Boeing 767, and has one of the largest (side) cockpit windows ever built (just like the MD11 and the Tristar) ----- At first glance, one to get blamed is the ATC, which should NEVER give clearance to a runway crossing plane while another was cleared to land, on the same runway. Yet, the A340 did have rwy crossing clearance. Why ? Because rwy02 is supposed to be crossed without strong clearance as it is usually not the runway in use. The A340 actually did cross that runway three times; the incident occured on the third crossing. Did the A340 saw the 767 on final ? YES ! the A340 copilot did (maybe too late but he did) then the captain accelerated the crossing. A few second later the UTAir initiated a going around and the A340 copilot aknowledged that. Not seeing the landing 767 is out of the question. The question is how runway crossings are handled at Barcelona Airport. And there, you're in Spain, not USA which has stronger airport operations rules due to much more fatalities in history. The chain of events that led to this incident is : - Barcelona ATC splitted in three : North tower, south tower, ground. - Configuration shifting : the airport was about to swich from night operation to day operation => communication problem monotoring remaining aircraft scheduled to land on rwy 02 before its closure. - AAR A340 unusual schedule : usually departing on late afternoon while 07LR/25LR are in use, this A340 made an overnight stop and were shceduled to depart on early morning, at the precise moment where the configuration switch was about to occur. - AAR A340 was initially assigned to take off on rwy 07L, but while taxiing, the runway configuration changed and the aircraft was reassigned to rwy 25R (you can't get there without crossing rwy 02) ATC failed to double check where the approching UTAir (com failure between ground/tower) the moment the AAR A340 were reassinged to rwy 25R, that would induce (at least one) rwy 02 crossing. First failure here, from ATC. - At Barcelona Airport at that time, most taxiways crossing rwy 02, including the twy M involved in this incident can be used without observing the holding points protecting the runway, assuming you have clearance to cross them, which the AAR pilots did have. Second failure here from Aviation Authorities of Spain or Barcelona Airport Authorities, I don't know, to strenghen traffic rules, as this kind of incident was NOT the first of the type at THAT airport. - Aerolineas Argentinas pilots assuming runway 02 usually not used in daylight which is TRUE. They didn't stop to observe traffic before crossing the runway, three times ! Third failure from the pilots which are operating under unusual circumstances, which should tighten their ability to switch to more strict procedure following. But it's hard to blame them directly for that. - But you have stop bars on taxiways, which tell a taxiing aircraft to stop when illuminated. Those were working and illuminated when the A340 were about to cross rwy 02 for the third time. What happenned ? They queried the ground and the stop bars were promptly extinguished ! Fourth failure, due to shifting configurations, poor communications, ground not aware of landing UTAir 767, assuming rwy 02 is closed... Such chain of events and failures is highly unlikely, but does happen. This would have never happened if only we were one half hour ahead or after schedule. Flying is safe because you don't rely only on one angel, like ATC, but aswell on safety procedures and rules, safety systems and equipements, and sometimes you must slam a fist on the table to get those new procedures printed regardless how that would cost. The separation between the A340 and the B767 was 1.7nm when the UTAir initiated the going around, and Barcelona Airport Authorities claim that separation were sufficient to clear the runway (not taking account of the fact that who knows what could happen to either planes once they're both on the ground - separations are not meant for normal procedure, they are meant for normal operations AND emergency situations - UTAir Pilots are the smartest here : runway obstruction at 200ft AGL/decision height => go around, don't play with the lives of hundreds of people) Again, no problem with widebody cockpit visibility. KZbin viewers are usually not aware of flight and traffic rules, don't scare them with invalid reasons.

[@RellyOhBoy]

WTF...Do we need traffic lights at runway intersections now?

[@mistertagnan]

I guess so

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

Barcelona Airport has "traffic lights". Those are called "stop bars" which, when illuminated, tell the pilots to stop before crossing a runway. Those were installed on the taxiway involved (M), and illuminated, but the ground control were not aware the runway (02) was still in use at the moment of the events and switched the bars off : - that runway is closed during daylight opearation which were about to take place (configuration switch) - common procedures at Barcelona Airports are not as strict as in the US when it comes to that specific runway : you usually don't need to observe traffic when you're cleared to cross that runway. A bad habit at that airport, but that's how it was at that time. The crossing plane did had clearance to cross the runway, but they noticed the landing plane just too late. - Aerolineas Argentinas pilots are not used to early morning operations on that airport : usually they cross that runway in late afternoon when it is closed.

[@LOLmusics]

LOL! ikr but what happens if the light turns red for the plane thats landing? how he gonna stop? LOL

[@FranzNaitsab]

Yeah probably. Haha!

[@drivethru7565]

umm.. more clever atc

[@brendaryan306]

So happy the Pilot/Co-pilots in the are were on the ball saving so many lives that day. True heroes!

[@samiam619]

They did a simple Go Around. Hardly heroic.

[@romandaddy6824]

@@samiam619 lol, you missed the point but ok captain 🤣

[@Charlesbjtown]

Pilot: Hey ATC, let me know when you're ready to write this number down. ATC: 😭😭

[@thewildbruce5612]

If anyone's wondering. It was all the pilot's fault. The Air Traffic Controller clearly told the pilot to wait to cross the runway, until after the other plane had landed. And the pilot repeated the command, which meant he had clearly heard and accepted it. But the pilot ignored the command and crossed the runway anyway.

[@fieldmarshal7298]

0:41 pilot from the other plane be like "thanks for skipping your turn"

[@imminentrueage6400]

0:31 "Road's closed flyboy, find another runway home."

[@praddzzz]

Fast & furious pizza boy reference :)

[@sitsia3808]

​@@praddzzz?

[@blesyl67]

What the fuck was the ATC smoking ? They could've at least warn the plane that was taxing that there was traffic on the runway .

[@neffam3]

It was most likely pilot error bro

[@richardmason332]

blesyl67 Regardless, don't they teach them to look left and right like driving a car at a junction ? I recon he was delayed and thought fuck it i can sneak across here quickly.

[@richardmason332]

I think skyteam was in a hurry.

[@neffam3]

***** Yeah, your probably right

[@danielturner8175]

he was most likely told to hold short of the runway and line up after the arrival but failed to listen, causing the subsequent incident

[@leo-gh1cw]

I went here from watching how to make sushi..

[@shoaibrafiq42]

LMAO

[@luluknowslp]

Yarn went here from 'removing a CPU heatsink' ^^

[@RaymondYung88]

what's why I like youtube :)

[@skydivejumprope]

Why did you come back to leave this comment?

[@nicolascuerel4953]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Ananthb14]

While going on a date when you suddenly see your Ex

[@05staff1]

i dont have an e

[@trs523]

Well done by the pilot in aircraft coming in to land. Air traffic control, WTF?

[@carloosv8]

The prat is one of the most busy airports in the world, where a plane is landing while another is taking off, so pilots just have 1 min to do everything, and sometimes you dont have time enough how to do it safety then you go-arround. **the plane landing is like 2 kilometres away from the another plane**

[@FBI-ej8zr]

A340 pilots not checking before crossing an active runway also to blame

[@thewildbruce5612]

The pilot, who crossed the runway ignored the Air traffic controls instructions. So it was the pilot's fault (the one on the ground).

[@Life21channel]

Me avoiding to interact with my crush while she is passing near by me

[@TheBoringLlama]

lol

[@carloosv8]

The prat is one of the most busy airports in the world, where a plane is landing while another is taking off, so pilots just have 1 min to do everything, and sometimes you dont have time enough how to do it safety then you go-arround. **the plane landing is like 2 kilometres away from the another plane**

[@Bevity]

Carlos 94 But 2 km is nothing when it is an airborne plane. No time at all.

[@alpharomeo1772]

This is the one which got recorded, we don’t know how many we had as miss hits earlier.

[@arka_arch]

cant imagine if the runaway is foggy or thick haze around it.would have been another canary island mishap

[@onelinkpromotiononelink1171]

Tht wat I think wen I saw it

[@onelinkpromotiononelink1171]

Tht wat I think wen I saw it

[@onelinkpromotiononelink1171]

That wat I think wen I saw it

[@onelinkpromotiononelink1171]

That wat I think wen I saw it

[@onelinkpromotiononelink1171]

That wat I think wen I saw it

[@StevenOBrien]

We just gonna ignore how that plane stalled and fell out of the sky at 0:41?

[@Aaronb777]

It ain’t falling

[@bobalobalie]

Every moron on here saying that the pilot on the ground should've been able to see the plane coming in for a landing need to use some common sense. There are no windows on the top of the cockpits. It is highly unlikely they could see that plane coming in that close and that high. The likely cause was the ground controller since the plane was clearly stopped waiting then went ahead. Which makes it seem he got permission to cross right then.

[@spiritspride46]

+BewareTheIdes Hey, have you ever realized that when you get close to a window, it allows you to see more angles? Common sense buddy. Use it, and you also need to realize that ATC probably cleared the plane for landing, so the A340 was crossing when it shouldn't.

Most likely an ATC mistake. Looking out the cockpit window in a reverse upward oblique direction is more difficult than you think. It isn't like crossing a 40mph boulevard...that jet landing was doing 200mph. When the landing jet was within the periphery vision of the pilots they probably couldn't see it because it was so far away. By the time they saw it they were already in the middle of the runway and you're already moving a 175 ton aircraft across a landing strip that's maybe 300 ft wide. either the ATC screwed up or the pilots in the taxiing airplane were lost (it happens) or misunderstood the ATC's instructions.

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

A plane on the lavender early morning sky is pitch black, with bright spots on the side facing the sun, blinking strobes and very very bright landing lights when you're in the runway axe. Contrasts you can't miss with trained eyes such as pilot's eyes. Reverse upward oblique looking direction. A pilot does it dozens of times during a flight. If you believe a pilot can't look back, good. But just in case you missed it, the A340 copilot did see the landing 767, but too late, not because he had problems to notice it, but because he assumed "there is no plane landing or taking off on that runway", and did the check too late. ATC is at fault (poor communication ground/tower north/south) but Barcelona Airport Authorities is to blame aswell : pilots were not required to observe traffic when cleared to cross rwy 02...

[@StephenKarl_Integral]

Oh and by the way : - The taxiing plane was not lost; it was taxiing to one runway (07L) then reassigned to another runway (25R) and the pilots were well aware they would cross the runway involved (02) three times. They were cleared to cross that runway, but the four main safety protection failed, all of them : ATC incomming traffic check, strong traffic rules, pilots observing, and runway crossing stop bars. Unbelievable but that happens. - The landing 767 hasn't crossed the runway thresshold when the crossing A340 pilots noticed it. Due to the distance to the camera, the A340 accelerated the crossing well before you hear the increase in thrust. Before that acceleration the A340 copilot had looked outside the window, but that doesn't help because they didn't stop at the hold short point before the runway. That's the few seconds that made the difference, but the 767 and the A340 were not "just a few seconds before impact" when pilots of both planes noticed eachover. - The 767 pilots just followed safety procedures : you have what is called a decision height (200ft above the ground) where you check your approach is stabilized (not sideways/too high/too steep descent/etc), that you have no warning that could put the landing procedure in jeopardy, that there is nothing obstructing the runway, and that ATC didn't instruct you to go around (I may miss some other conditions) The runway incursion occured at that moment and the UTAir pilots did what they should have done : going around. They were not in the middle of the runway above the A340, they had roughly at least 30 seconds to get out (which are enough once the going around was initiated, even with one engine failure) - A 767 speed on final is between 135 and 149 mph, depending on the loading and remaining fuel.

[@nenko24nenad98]

and plus, he cant stop the plane, what if there is another one behind? what if they get stuck in between runways and block everything. Good call by the 767 pilot, i hope he got promoted because i doubt that they were warned for the A340 on the runway, plus lets not forget that the pilots from the 767 couldnt see the a340 as well

[@HowDUOdo]

If you listen carefully, the first spool up is from the A340 that attempts to get off the runway quickly, and the second spool up is the UTair...

[@AndreasSebayang]

This video desperately needs some clarification in the description. It is known for round two years now, that this incident wasn't as close as it looks like through the eye of the camera. It is most likely that the plane could have landed safely because of the distance (a radar image as picture in picte would clarify this). However. Safety procedures in the airline industry are much stronger than on roads or seas. And they don't take any chances (rush over a red light) and that is good. Every driver should remember that: never take chances, always assume the worst. Only that way accidents can prevented. And this is a perfect example how it's done.

[@nenko24nenad98]

however, plane cannot cross the runway when there is a plane on final, the crossing plane can cause turbulence and heavy wind vortexes on the runway

[@kimmiehyun-gv8ng]

Andreas Sebayang it was still close smartpants

[@timbyrne914]

This incident was investigated and it's easy to find the report online. The ATC issued the runway clearance in error after the landing clearance was issued.

[@artrose1717]

Andreas Sebayang The investigation concluded that the serious incident was the result of a concatenated series of mistakes at various workplaces of air traffic control, that were not detected due to lack of coordination and which occurred at the time of runway configuration change just prior to the daily configuration change at 07:00L.

[@dkingdom6736]

It would be cool if the planes had horns on them like a truck so they can honk when they pass each other

[@realwopoe]

They actually have. They're just not that loud

[@gulmerton2758]

Did you hear the air traffic control guy whispering: “ Oh Dios!” when he saw what was happening and what could’ve happened? It speaks volume.

[@Ak--zs7xj]

I think it was the guy whobwas recording video not traffic controller 🤔

[@robs3557]

Would love to hear the ATC recordings.

[@sarmedal-najim1073]

Wow, this is a very close call, well done for the pilot landing for taking quick decisive action. Hard to comment on who's at fault though. Naturally it's the ATC's responsibility to warn the pilot on the departing plane to hold position while the aircraft arriving lands. But it could also be that the ATC did in fact communicate this message but the pilot misunderstood it or made a wrong decision to continue onto the runway. Either way, whoever is at fault, he/she made a big cock up!

[@martinsparreboom6269]

Wolkers Albert en welon

[@thewildbruce5612]

It was the pilot's fault. He acknowledged the instruction and repeated it. But he ignored it and crossed the runway anyway.

[@trevorhart545]

Ben there where an aircraft failed to leave the runway after landing at Geneva, we were the nest to land and were 15 -20 feet before climbing. Engine power when full at least 20 - 30 seconds before we were able to climb to safety.

[@carlyzahrt6538]

Three things: 1) Someone's getting fired 2) Someone's getting promoted 3) when that plane did land, it looked like a really freaking great landing

[@TheDarkRaptor]

It looked like a normal landing.

[@lallanasinpyjamasi7620]

0:43 look behind the plane

[@Mnck01377]

a340 pilots: *crossing the runway* also a340 pilots: *hear loud engine noises more and more from behind them* once again a340 pilots: Why do we hear boss music?

[@PInk77W1]

“I can see the red taillights headin to spainnnnn.” Elton John

[@Zayashuku]

I think the pilots could see it happening and they were like, Is he really going to do this? Just like when we see that person inch to far into traffic playing a dangerous game and they just WHIP out in front of you and you are like: UGH I saw that a mile away, freaking jackass. However, except here? There will be consequences so the pilot that aborted will feel like a million dollars running up to ATC demanding for heads.

[@Samara.Weaving]

I hope someone lost their job !! If it wasn't for the UTair Pilots, this could have been a huge disaster. Pilot should be awarded (if not already done so).

[@THEADVANCEDGAMERTAG]

Samara Weaving I listened to the ATC the pilot in the runway getting ready for an immediate takeoff went before the other aircraft landed.. The other aircraft was landing when the ATC started yelling turn right

[@romanoroque1029]

Samara Weaving your absolutely right beautiful!!

[@oscar1987zp]

Air traffic control is to blame here

[@Hunt3rr4455]

The pilot did nothing incredible, the taxing plane was easily spotted, all he had to do is increase power and go around for another landing,I mean sure, a pat on the back and all, but thats it.

[@mikhailnowoc]

I don't really think that the airline company makes difference in this situation. Every pilot who doesn't have his licence faked would make the imidiat decision to go around seeing the other plane taxying to the runway while they're landing.

[@TestLabor77]

If there would have been rain and fog it could have ended in a big disaster... Great pilot. He did everything perfect. The other pilot did the opposite...

[@TheyForcedMyHandLE]

"I have a number for you to call"...

[@PurpleObscuration]

The worst aviation happened in Spain in 1977 when KLM 747 collided with a Pan Am in a similar fashion killing 583, it is still to this day the deadliest aviation disaster.

[@kev68ify]

That's crazy! The plane cuts out on front of the other and it has to abort the landing and then there is another plane coming down behind it!!! Great video!!! Well spotted.

[@j__chooo]

Someone's: 1. Fired as fuck. 2. Congratulated like it's the last time that you'll ever be congratulated.

[@AMDGuy88]

If someone gets fired it will be an ATC operator, It won't be the pilot of the aircraft. Do you know how limited the view is on one of those cockpit windows are, Its not like a modern car. Someone can be standing in front of a plane in clear daylight and the pilot won't be able to see you. Thats why ATC has a tower and they have binoculars to see what a pilot can not see, Plus they give out instructions like when to take off, When to land, and even when to cut across a runway like shown in the video. They probably diverted that flight by telling the captain to cancel that landing and to pull up or if the captain acted on his own when he saw that plane with that limited visibility. All i can say is Bravo Captain for diverting that disaster!!

[@BillyAlabama]

That pilot rocks! Amazing handling.

[@thelaotianaviator]

We avoided Tenerife part 2

[@stpeter2214]

That Pilot who aborted the landing is a paragon and executed that diligently, subsequently saving precious lives. Gold STAR. The airport controller's competency is gonna be under a lot of scrutiny.

[@quaildogusa]

I landed in Paris years ago. We just a few feet from touchdown when the pilot aborted the landing. Scared the pants off of me. We never heard the reason for the aborted landing but it was only a year or two when FOD on the runway brought down the SST.

[@julsrique9148]

Creo haber escuchado al camarógrafo decir: Oh Dios! Bendiciones para el ! Que el Señor lo siga cuidando!

[@ASTUALPHA]

Looks to me like the skyteam never received a clearance to cross the runway(maybe he didn't realise he was crossing a runway). ATC could have been responding a little quicker but it's the skyteam who ignores the rules. Visibility was perfect so I'm glad nothing bad happened that day.

[@Mashruz]

+ASTUESP "(maybe he didn't realize he was crossing a runway)", Really???

[@ASTUALPHA]

+Mashruz Search Linate airport disaster. Aircraft turned on the wrong taxiway..runway incursion..118 killed. Their were some accidents in the past especially when there was bad visibility.

[@Mashruz]

"Bad visibility" is certainly not the case here (thankfully). If it was, it would have been another catastrophe! You may watch "Crash of the century" to see what "bad visibility" is actually capable of.

[@lospazio]

The SkyTeam did receive a clearance. It's on the incident report. You should have read it before writing.

[@nenko24nenad98]

how can you not notice that you are crossing a runway when you have more than 10 indicators prior crossing it? Second of all the ATC had plenty of time to notice the situation and stop the skyteam plane

[@jacquelineramphal1911]

To pull up at 200 feet like this... these fly boys have skillz!!!

[@chantra4s]

Air control staff and Pilot of departure plane who is crossing (blocking) the busy runway must be fired, whereas pilot of the landing plane who opted for immediate take-off which successfully rescued the situation and saved hundred lives on board SHOULD BE a hero and promoted!

[@sailorman8668]

Here is information about the circumstances of why this incident occurred - www.skybrary.aero/index.php/A343_/_B763,_Barcelona_Spain,_2014

[@ProttutponnomotiOfficial]

Air traffic controllers were sipping on some hennessey

[@ashleylalaloves6146]

⭐Pilot award 🙏 I would be more than happy to know this person is flying the plane I was on!! True skill ✈🎊🎆🎉

[@antonfomin007]

You were on this plane?

[@Jonatika4ever10]

According to an Spanish newspaper, the Russian plane realized the "Go-Around" and once on the ground the controllers apologized for the inconvenience, and the Aerolineas Argentinas plane declared that they had clearance from the ATC to cross the runway...

[@jeffkamrath1640]

Inconvenience?

[@thewildbruce5612]

Although the ATC clearly told the pilot to wait to cross the runway until after the plane had landed. And the pilot acknowledged the instruction and repeated it. But he ignored the instruction and crossed the runway anyway. Read the Daily Mail and you'll see, that it was the pilot's fault.

[@CocotusInterruptus]

@@thewildbruce5612 I would suggest to read the official investigation report instead of tabloid BS. Here it goes for you convenience. www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/F9AD6FCA-98C6-42DB-B129-C9D0789A30D0/134055/2014_015_IN.pdf

[@edadan]

My flight instructor's dad was a Delta pilot. He said to "never trust the controllers...always look". This video confirms that.

[@milanpetrzilka6875]

Therefore, aircraft has windows in front!

[@NoisySirens]

you can hear the engines fire up to 100 percent and then back to about 80 percent

[@caliglory1240]

wow!!!! that was a close call. two thumbs up for the plane in the air.

[@heliopina3455]

I think the Spanish controllers need to improve their English Accent.

[@GangstaGijon]

100% true

[@puppibanana]

Every Spaniard needs to improve their English accent, haha (I'm Spanish btw)

[@johnferguson7235]

It was an Aerolinias Argentina aircraft so I am sure they had no problem understanding his accent. They received the instructions to hold short of the runway and acknowledged the instruction but then crossed the active runway in spite of that. Pilot error all the way.

[@billolsen4360]

elm0505 How about "Procayd unta tauxiway twonty-noin teww ronwhy numba fouer-faive, govna"?

[@coolguy3848]

@Basit Amjad SAVAGE: 100

[@moto__shark]

How did the pilots in a340 did not see that 767 landing?

[@Zacharyaaa]

Its ATC's fault, the pilots must follow ATC's commands, its not their job to check if another plane is coming. Unfortunatly these mistakes can happen

[@moto__shark]

@@Zacharyaaa I understand, but the pilots have to be vigilant. They can't just rely on others. They knew they were crossing the runway. They should still check. All they had to do is look to the right to see if it was clear. It would've taken them a sec to do that.

[@Zacharyaaa]

@@moto__shark Im actually studying to become a pilot of an italian flight company and I dont really know if there works like that but it should since ICAO takes most of the countries. Techically in the procedure to cross the runway the pilots ask to the ATC via radio a clear check and it ends with the permission or not to cross. I clearly understand what here the problem was, this airport is pretty famous for being one of the most used and busy airports of europe and the ATC personnel has only 1 minute of action per plane mostly and sometimes something can be forgot like that. Possible error but very dangerous.

[@whatmakesyouwonder6363]

Airbus 340 bullying Boeing 767

[@tricktwerp4439]

Wow quick thinking. Bravo for this awesome pilot. XOXO.

[@DimitrisEsMLT]

Utair Pilot : 'Before getting close to the runway we heard the air traffic controller's command allowing Argentinians to cross the runway after we had landed'. 'The Argentinians repeated the comment which meant that they heard and accepted it. But then suddenly - and without a clear reason - the Argentinians got onto the runway just as our altitude was going below 100 metres.

[@13ThePunkz]

Question . What If this happened during the night ? Does the TCAS warns the pilots in these type of situations or was it just because there were perfect flying conditions and the pilot was able to spot the airplane on the ground ?

[@FBI-ej8zr]

TCAS only warns when on a direct collision course - same altitude and if it calculates they will pass very close or hit. so it wouldnt have triggered in this situation. its designed to prevent midair collisions i dont know if there are systems on planes to warn about ground collisions but im sure in the tower ATC gets warned.

[@xboxgamer9680]

This isn't the Skyteam pilot fault, ATC gav3 clearance to cross the runway and from the cockpit you can see anything thats higher than you

[@okkcomputer]

Its an Aerolinas ARgentinas plane. member of skyteam

[@regulator5521]

When ground control gives the okay to cross runway you should still look both ways.

[@natekwezi9242]

The roasting the skyteam a340 crew must have gotten from air traffic control and the landing plane must have been legendary 😂

[@CocotusInterruptus]

This was actually entirely ATC fault, ground cleared them to cross a runway that was still active when they thought it to be already inactive, while UTAir was cleared to land by the tower. www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/F9AD6FCA-98C6-42DB-B129-C9D0789A30D0/134055/2014_015_IN.pdf

[@fiveoboy01]

Pilots share fault with ATC. They obviously did not look down the approach path before crossing the runway.

[@neerseth8197]

fair play to the alertness of these men

[@delf197810]

Apart from the fact that nothing bad happened, the only person who is satisifed is the photographer!

[@johnmalone657]

Read the story about the incident people...this was due to ATC silence, not pilot error.

[@Jonatika4ever10]

Okay, it was the ATC's fault. We agree. But shouldn't the argentinian pilot say, before crossing the runway, "left/right clear"?

[@lobitome]

A LOT of know it alls who think they know exactly who was wrong to allow this to happen. The only thing this video shows really is that the pilot of the incoming plane was fast thinking and avoided a catastrophe.

[@dombrooks6845]

So many things went wrong here. First the pilot should know to 1) look, and 2) stop at a runway anyway. Second the controller should have told them to stop initially and reiterated it when they weren't stopping.

[@Orc-icide]

Someone definitely lost their job for that....

[@BlessedYouTuber]

Quick thinking pilots. Someone in control tower probably had messed up the instructions.

[@TopStrikerMaverick]

Look both ways before you DRIVE A FRICKIN PLANE.

[@darkplayz6176]

Actually it was the air controls fault

[@aviationchannel6204]

So you mean that people drive planes and fly cars.

[@ojcmaboloc2658]

This shouldn't have been allowed by Air Traffic in my opinion

[@lurking0death]

Copilot wasn't even looking out the right window? Amazing.

[@heklik]

the pilot of the a340 says : his far enough lets taxi cross the runway.

[@Mike-uy5tr]

Wow, that was crazy, I think someone lost their job that day, actually, a few people lost their job that day.

[@starboy5888]

No doubt about that. Airport authorities don’t treat stuff like this lightly.

[@TeraRageKing]

1. ATC? WHY YOU NO DO ANYTHING. 2. well done Mr. 767, bloody skilled 3. A340, WHY YOU NO LOOK TO SEE IF ANYTHING IS THERE?!

[@Varlancer]

It technically is the ATC's fault

[@yaminelrayah]

So no one's gonna talk about what the ATC was doing? I mean in aviation, ATC literally controls every plane and the airport.

[@nataliyapetrova6367]

REPLY TO Dilip Galison:actually the pilots land manually most of the time.

[@1oldlay]

I'd like to of heard that conversation with the tower and offending plane. WTH was the co-pilot doing when they were approaching the runway?

[@WBTravels]

fog wouldnt have mattered nor would anyone have gotten fired atc made a mistake the GPWS system said traffic on runway pilots complied with the warning and went around landed without incident a few moments later and it might suprise you but these kinds of things happen all the time

[@B747_the_cargo_plane]

almost recreated the Tenerife airport disaster

[@Speedy94uru]

imagine this with 0 visibility it would have caused a collision 100%

[@patriotsfan1236]

No such thing Landing with 0 visability. The plane would have most likely been off the runway by the time they met but still it was possible that they would of touched. Poor communication most likely.

[@starboy5888]

Exactly. A pilot would never attempt landing with zero visibility unless they declared emergency such as empty fuel

[@lesivs]

The flight deck crew of that A340 should have their butts kicked - standard procedures, visual check and calls (from the co-pilot in this case as he is sitting on the right), "Approach NOT clear", "One about to land" "Hold position" or something similar, before crossing an active runway, (regardless of what ATC were doing). Visibility looks good and a 767 is big enough to see, surely its clearance to land on the runway ahead had also been heard over the RT on the 340 flightdeck. Good job the 767 pilot was focused on his work!

[@mickmeadows]

Perhaps a silly arm chair expert question, but don’t the pilots (one on runway) look to the right when taxiing like you do when pulling out on road in a car? Maybe plane was out of pilots of vision.

[@NetDijk]

It's probably not the fault of the ATC. Pilots need to abide by the rules set in the layouts of airports. If a you in your car run through the red light it's still your fault. Airports are usually very clear where to stop and ask for permission to go through.

[@Mclovin69270]

But some ATC towers have people who push things to fast, the pilots are in no fault. The ATC is the fault. Knowing you have a aircraft coming in you should have stopped the other one until it's clear

[@rayharkins14]

Good going Captain. where was ground control, it was obvious he was not going to hold short

[@rochditidjani]

this incident will prompt investigator to determine who was at fault. The ATC or the plane pilot.

[@selebalotsiu7139]

How did that happen? Serious nearmiss

[@AurioDK]

Was this ever investigated? .. and if so can you provide a link please? .. Thank you in advance.

[@Scratchingforcash]

No brake lights??

[@hommedterre1]

This is absolutely outrageous!!!. What were the ATCs doing, playing cards or what???. I hope the ramp controllers in charge of these flights were fired. These spanish air traffic controllers obviously have forgotten the disaster at Las Palmas where two 747s (KLM and PanAm) collided due to their negligence.

[@mideastgirl8926]

pilots are heros! God protect and bless them!

[@VoraciousAvgeek]

Lol uh... Now every time I see a go around, I whisper "HOLY HOOSH"

[@ArqHPA]

I´m pretty sure that the inability to speak good english caused this dreadful situation.

[@ArqHPA]

***** In an international airport, at least, controllers who speak good english.

[@iancorkhill5699]

+Guayaquil Independiente exactly!

[@FBI-ej8zr]

more like A340 pilot not looking to be 100% sure before crossing an active runway. im sure ATC being misunderstood played a part but you cant misunderstand seeing a plane on final for the runway youre crossing