Incident · 2004-02-24

NTSB case SEA04IA045 · Boeing 737-300 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2004-02-24
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (N368SW)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The First Officer's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the need for a sidestep maneuver while on short final for a full-stop landing. Factors include sun-glare from wet paved surfaces, a visual illusion created by the size and shape of the taxiway, and the Captain's failure to adequately monitor the First Officer’s approach.

Source: NTSB case SEA04IA045

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.

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