Oh, noes! Plane ALMOST takes the same wrong runway!

[mikea]

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A single-engine plane tried to take off from the wrong runway less than three months after a deadly crash in which a jet mistakenly took off on the same strip, ...

The private 1976 Piper Saratoga accidentally turned onto the secondary runway as it prepared for a midnight flight, though it had been cleared to take off from the main strip, said Laura Brown, spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

One of two air traffic controllers on duty alerted the pilot, and the plane safely took off the correct runway...

Immediately after the crash, some officials, including Gov. Ernie Fletcher, said the shorter runway should be closed permanently.

Airport officials and others said it is vital to general aviation traffic. Airport plans call for moving the shorter runway slightly and lengthening it to 5,000 feet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061123/ap_on_re_us/kentucky_crash

It's nice that the FAA is on the side of saving and even enhancing a GA runway.

 

[Pilawt]

"1976 Piper Saratoga" ... ?

-- Pilawt

 

[infotango]

It's nice that the FAA is on the side of saving and even enhancing a GA runway.

You should see some of the BS enviro stuff the Eastern Region fights!