NTSB Animation Runway Incursion Korean Air flight 36 and Air China 9018

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Uploaded by on Aug 6, 2009

Courtesy NTSB

On April 1, 1999, just after 2 o'clock in the morning, Korean Air flight 36 and Air China 9018, both Boeing 747s, nearly collided on runway 14 Right at the Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Air China had just landed and was rolling out on runway 14 right when the tower controller instructed Korean Air to taxi into position and hold. After Air China exited the runway at taxiway T10, the tower controller instructed the flight to turn left on taxiway Kilo and cross runway 27 left. The tower controller then cleared Korean Air for takeoff. As the airplane was rolling down the runway, Air China deviated from its assigned taxi route and taxied on to runway 14 Right. The Korean Air captain saw the 747 taxiing on to the runway but it was too late to stop. Instead, Korean Air 36 lifted off earlier than normal and banked left to avoid striking Air China. The two aircraft, carrying 382 people, missed colliding by about 80 feet.

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  • KAL 36 crew, Hats off.

    Brilliant airmanship.

  • Korean Air Cap should get a medal.

    He literally saved hundreds of lives, what was more impressive is he even banked the Aircraft.

    Yes it was the KE Cap who yelled "STOP"

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  • korean air landing in for is joheannburg air airport

    lamnapoiwmansncnehchj

  • @rooneyband oh sorry. lol that was my stupid sister. ima gonna kill her now.. >:|

    lol jk

  • @Epicvideos333 the fuck does that even mean?

  • @echoscorpion This airport has changed since this recording was made. 27L used to be 27R and 28 used to be 27L. Today there is a new 27R.. all this as of 2007. The ATC was totally correct in his instructions.

  • here is an exaple of asias TRYING to fly. in the end. big plane wins :)

  • This is why they need to have English as the standard and ONLY language used in commercial aviation... No speaking Chinese in Chinese airspace...

  • STAAAP

  • @sigmet25 Maloy7800, "I think the fault is as much on the stupid Chinese as on the stupid controller," use of the word stupid is an equally insulting and moronic statement, moron.

  • @sigmet25 That's called aborted take-off, my knowledgeable friend. His wheels weren't leaving the ground at the time of that transmission. And with statements like "that's moronic", you can go f*ck yourself, sweetie. Learn to argue your point without insulting anyone.

  • @Maloy7800 If your as unknowledgable as you appear then Im wasting my time explaining this to you. If everyone on the frequency who could stop, ie taxing and not rolling out, like the controller said the situation could have been avoided. Do you really think that a pilot thats wheels are just lifting off will try to stop the aircraft after hearing stop over the frequency? Thats moronic.

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