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| Date: | Saturday 7 August 2021 |
| Time: | 04:21 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-343 |
| Owner/operator: | THY Turkish Airlines |
| Registration: | TC-JNI |
| MSN: | 1160 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Newark-Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR/KEWR) |
| Istanbul-Atatürk International Airport (IST/LTBA) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Turkish Airlines flight TK30, an Airbus A330-343, inadvertently started the takeoff roll from a taxiway at Newark-Liberty International Airport, New Jersey, USA.
The flight was cleared to taxi to runway 22R for departure, but continued and lined up on taxiway P. Takeoff was commenced after receiving clearance. The controller then noticed the airplane on the taxiway and cancelled the takeoff clearance.
The flight crew aborted the takeoff and received taxi instructions for runway 22R again. Flight TK30 took off normally from runway 22R at 05:19 UTC.
Sources:
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tk30#28b1aa20
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 January 2020 | TC-JNI | THY Turkish Airlines | 0 | Cape Town International Airport (CPT/FACT) |  |
min |
| 26 December 2024 | TC-JNI | THY Turkish Airlines | 0 | Istanbul Airport (IST/LTFM) |  |
min |
| Wingtip, pod strike | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2021 17:10 | harro | Added |
| 15-Aug-2021 17:10 | harro | Updated [Date, Destination airport, ] |
| 15-Aug-2021 17:12 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Photo, ] |
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