ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245451
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| Date: | 13-NOV-2020 |
| Time: | 15:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-251N |
| Owner/operator: | Air India |
| Registration: | VT-EXM |
| MSN: | 8056 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 167 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) -
 India
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Chennai Airport (MAA/VOMM) |
| Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL/VIDP) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB India |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Air India flight AI554, an Airbus A320neo, was advised by ATC (Ground) to expect runway 25 for departure before it was given pushback and start-up clearance. The same was also acknowledged by the crew. The aircraft was then given taxi clearance to the holding point for runway 25 via taxiway ‘E’, ‘B’ and ‘C’. The crew, however, requested an ‘A’ intersection departure. Accordingly, ATC (Ground) revised taxi clearance as taxi via ‘B’ and ‘A’ holding point runway 30 on ‘A’.
The ATC (Ground) then handed over the aircraft to ATC (Tower). ATC (Tower) then gave take-off clearance from runway 25. The aircraft, however, lined up on runway 30 and started rolling for take-off. On observing this, ATC (Tower) immediately instructed the aircraft to cancel take-off, hold position and instructed to stop immediately. The flight crew rejected the take-off at a speed of 67 knots. The crew then requested ATC that they would like to return to the bay. Accordingly, ATC (Tower) gave taxi clearance to vacate via ‘Q1’, ‘Q’ holding point runway 07 and the same was readback by crew. After vacating the runway via Q1, the pilot took a wrong turn and entered taxiway N (not a full taxiway) instead of continuing straight for Q. ATC then instructed the aircraft to hold position and appraised them of the situation.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
The incident occurred due to loss of situational awareness of the flight crew, wherein, the PF started rolling the aircraft on the unassigned runway without ascertaining the intended runway with the available visual cues and improper monitoring of the instruments for the intended runway by PM.
Contributory Factors:
• Not discussing Hotspots (Hotspot 4) during the taxi briefing.
• Crew not observing the aircraft ‘Heading’ when lining up the aircraft on runway 30 (heading 299°) which was not in line with the intended runway 25 (Heading 251).
• The crew in a hurry to complete the flight and return home due to festival in mind.
• Crew also showing urgency to clear the runway as at the back of their mind they had that there is another aircraft on finals for landing.
• Take-off from runway 25/runway30 intersection which crew were not aware at that time.
• Take-off clearance was given (for runway 25 not runway 30) when the PF was lining up the aircraft on unassigned runway i.e., Runway 30 which added to the PFs belief that it was the intended runway.
Sources:
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/decollage-depuis-une-piste-non-assignee-arret-decollage/
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 May 2022 | VT-EXM | Air India | 0 | Mumbai-Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM/VABB) | |
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Location
Images:
Chennai aerodrome chart section (AIP)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2020 20:14 | harro | Added |
| 07-Apr-2022 08:41 | harro | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Location, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 07-Apr-2022 08:51 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Category, Photo] |
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