NTSB - NYC07IA015, B752 Taxiway landing, Newark NJ, 28 Oct 2006

NTSB - NYC07IA015, B752 Taxiway landing, Newark NJ, 28 Oct 2006

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Accident Reports Human Factors Runway Excursion

On 28 October 2006, a Boeing 757-200 being operated by Continental Airlines on a scheduled passenger flight from Orlando FL to Newark made a landing at destination in night VMC on the parallel taxiway next to the runway for which landing clearance had been issued. The flight crew did not report their error and ATC did not notice it but staff of the Airport Operator had observed it and advised ATC accordingly, after which the flight crew admitted their error.

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