ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204176
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 January 2018 |
| Time: | 11:46 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-852 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Aeroméxico |
| Registration: | XA-AMU |
| MSN: | 43657/5512 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Mexico City-Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX/MMMX) |
| San Francisco International Airport, CA (SFO/KSFO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aeroméxico flight AM668 was instructed to perform a go-around at San Francisco International Airport, California, USA after carrying out an approach to the wrong runway.
The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, was cleared to land on runway 28R, which was read back correctly. The aircraft then lined up on the approach for runway 28L. At that time a Virgin America Airbus A320-214 (N283VA), flight VX1041, had lined up on runway 28L in preparation for takeoff.
The Tower controller observed AM668 approaching runway 28L and instructed the flight to go around. The aircraft circled for another approach and landed safely on runway 28L at 12:02 LT.
Weather about the time of the incident (1946Z) was reported:
KSFO 091856Z 27009KT 10SM FEW008 BKN014 OVC022 14/12 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP048 T01440122
KSFO 091956Z 27014KT 10SM FEW008 BKN017 OVC022 14/11 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP049 T01390111
Sources:
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Aeromexico-Plane-Nearly-Lands-on-Wrong-Runway-at-San-Francisco-International-Airport-FAA-468707763.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/AMX668
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/am668#10138823
Previous incident, July 7, 2017 involving A320 almost landing on wrong runway at SFO: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=196616
Images:
Approach profile of AM668
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2018 15:30 | harro | Added |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:38 | harro | Updated [Time, Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 11-Jan-2018 15:48 | harro | Updated [Source] |
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