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| Date: | Monday 12 November 2018 |
| Time: | 06:36 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-216 (WL) |
| Owner/operator: | Thai AirAsia |
| Registration: | HS-BBO |
| MSN: | 6240 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Engine model: | CFMI CFM56-5B6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Macau International Airport (MFM/VMMC) -
 Macau
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Macau Airport (MFM/VMMC) |
| Bangkok-Don Muang International Airport (DMK/VTBD) | |
| Investigating agency: | AACM |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 12 November 2018, an Airbus A320 took off from Macau in good daylight visibility whilst a same-direction runway inspection was in progress but became airborne well before reaching it. The conflict was not recognised until an aural conflict alert was activated, at which point the ATC Assistant took the microphone and instructed the vehicle to clear the runway. The Investigation found that the TWR Controller had forgotten that the vehicle was still on the runway until alerted by the audible alarm and had not checked either the flight progress board or the surface radar before issuing the takeoff clearance.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://skybrary.aero/sites/default/files/bookshelf/5538.pdf
https://www.planespotters.net/photo/842761/hs-bbo-thai-airasia-airbus-a320-216-wl (Photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2025 10:58 | Justanormalperson | Added |
| 15-May-2025 01:21 | Justanormalperson | Updated |
| 15-May-2025 11:08 | ASN | Updated [Accident report, ] |
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