Final Report B738 (9H-QEN), Copenhagen Denmark, 3 January 2024

Final Report B738 (9H-QEN), Copenhagen Denmark, 3 January 2024

Publication info
Author
AIB Denmark
Category
Accident Reports Ground Operations Human Factors Weather
Date of publication
31/05/2024

On 3 January 2024, a Boeing 737-800 taxiing for departure at Copenhagen was cleared to the assigned holding point unaware that unseen snow clearance vehicles had been tasked slush clearance from the same taxiway route and the departure runway. On seeing that two such vehicles had pulled off the runway onto the adjacent hard surface and stopped, the aircraft Captain, judging that sufficient wingtip clearance would exist, continued taxiing past but the vehicle drivers expressed their unhappiness at the perceived clearance. The Investigation concluded that more effective tactical communication between the Airport Operator and the ANSP could have helped.

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