A Gulfstream GIV cleared to land on Runway 35 at Philadelphia International Airport instead lined up with an adjacent occupied taxiway before the pilot initiated a go-around about 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from the end of the taxiway, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a preliminary report released today on the Aug. 10 incident.
The incident airplane, which was being operated on a Federal Aviation Regulations Part 135 (taxi and commuter — non–scheduled) flight, overflew four airliners (two Embraer ERJ-145s, an ERJ-175 and a Bombardier CRJ-700) on the taxiway during the go-around climb, and came within about 200 ft of the first airplane on the taxiway, NTSB said.
The incident occurred about 2050 local time on Friday, Aug. 10. The airplane, carrying seven passengers and crew, was being operated by Pegasus Elite Aviation as PEGJET Flight 19; it was on a visual approach and had been cleared to land on Runway 35. During the approach, the airplane aligned with the a…
