Incident · 2003-03-14

NTSB case SEA03IA046 · Boeing DC-9-82 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2003-03-14
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing DC-9-82 (N298AA)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The flight crew's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the flight crew executing a landing on the taxiway. Factors include sunglare from the wet paved surfaces, and a visual illusion created by the airport surface environment.

Source: NTSB case SEA03IA046

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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