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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 2004 |
| Time: | 19:19 UTC |
| Type: |  Swearingen SA226-TC Metro II |
| Owner/operator: | North Flying |
| Registration: | OY-NPA |
| MSN: | TC-258 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG/LKPR) -
 Czechia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Praha-Václav Havel Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
| Coventry-Baginton Airport (CVT/EGBE) | |
| Investigating agency: | UZPLN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
North Flying flight NPA142, a Metro II, was taxiing on runway 24 at Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to a holding point in the vicinity of runway 13 and crossed runway 14 without permission at the point of intersection with runway 24.
At 19:19:54, NFA142 was in the centre of the crossing point of runway 13 with runway 24. The PIC realised that he had entered runway 13, and spotted an aircraft on final approach to runway 13 (Farnair Hungary flight FAH6903, a Fokker F-27 HA-FAE). He decided to clear runway 13 quickly by crossing into the closed section of runway 24.
The Commission came to the following conclusions:
- The method of marking the temporarily closed section on RWY 24 with an out-of-service signal consisting of red lights with the runway side signals lit simultaneously along the entire length of RWY 24 led to crew confusion in determining the holding position;
- the instruction issued by the controller contained a phrase emphasising the need to hold in the vicinity of RWY 13 and was, in view of the approaching aircraft, issued in time;
- it was difficult for the crew of NFA 142 to determine from observation of the RWY 13 side runway signals where the aircraft should have stopped when holding in the vicinity of the RWY in use;
Causes:
- Inadequate marking of the holding position and the method of warning marking of the closure of RWY 24 when using part of it for taxiing for take-off from RWY 13 led to a deviation from the issued instruction and overrunning of the crossing point of RWY 13 and RWY 24;
According to Regulation L13 the event is classified as a Serious Incident/Near collision, runway incursion when avoiding action was necessary. In terms of severity the event is rated as a "Serious Incident".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.uzpln.cz/pdf/Gn3UvfMp.pdf
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/412888
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2024 09:34 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 20-Oct-2024 09:42 | ASN | Updated [Time, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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