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| Date: | Saturday 19 December 2015 |
| Time: | 08:31 |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-990ER (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska Airlines |
| Registration: | N477AS |
| MSN: | 40716/5454 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1986 hours |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-7B27E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD/KORD) |
| Seattle/Tacoma International Airport, WA (SEA/KSEA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-990ER/WL operating as Flight AS27 from Chicago inadvertently landed on Taxiway Tango southbound at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (KSEA), in Seattle, Washington. The airplane was not damaged and there were no reported injuries during the incident.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/12/29/plane-lands-taxiway-instead-runway-seattle/78056520/
https://www.aeroinside.com/item/6827/alaska-b739-at-seattle-on-dec-19th-2015-landed-on-taxiway
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ASA27
https://m.planespotters.net/airframe/Boeing/737/40716/N477AS-Alaska-Airlines
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/001143761.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2015 21:37 | Geno | Added |
| 31-Dec-2015 08:58 | Anon. | Updated [Date, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 08-Sep-2022 12:59 | harro | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
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