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| Title: | Runway incursion between Airbus A321-211, G-SMTJ and Boeing 737-2E7, EI-CJI, Manchester |
| Micro summary: | This Airbus A321 aborted its takeoff when a Boeing 737 crossed the runway ahead of it. |
| Event Time: | 2004-02-29 at 1038 UTC |
| File Name: | 2004-02-29-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/C2004/02/05 |
| Pages: | 9 |
| Site of event: | Runway 06L |
| First Airplane | Second Airplane | ||
| Departure: | Manchester International Airport, Manchester, England | Unknown | |
| Destination: | Birmingham International Airport, West Midlands, England | Manchester International Airport, Manchester, England | |
| Airplane Type(s): | Airbus A321-211 | Boeing 737-2E7 | |
| Flight Phase: | Takeoff | Taxi | |
| Registration(s): | G-SMTJ | EI-CJI | |
| Operator(s): | MyTravel Airways | Ryanair | |
| Type of flight: | Revenue | Revenue | |
| Occupants: | 228 | 127 | |
| Fatalities: | 0 | 0 | |
| Serious Injuries: | 0 | 0 | |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 228 | 127 | |
| Other Injuries: | 0 | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | The incident occurred when G-SMTJ was accelerating for takeoff on Runway 06 Left (L) and EI-CJI taxied across the runway ahead of it; both aircraft had been cleared by Air Traffic Control to execute their respective manoeuvres. The flight crew of G-SMTJ rejected their takeoff thus averting the risk of a collision. The ATC procedures at Manchester and other airports controlled by National Air Traffic Services controllers are being reviewed with a view to increasing standardisation. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Airspace - Air Traffic Control |
| Operations - Rejected Takeoff before V1 | |
| Operations - Runway Incursion |
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