UPS Freighter Enters Active Runway at Changi During ZK-OKS Takeoff Roll
A United Parcel Service Boeing 767-300F entered an active runway in Singapore while a New Zealand aircraft was taking off, resulting in no injuries or damage.
No fatalities
BOEING 737-8H4 accident at Orlando, FL, 20 Mar 2025
On March 20, 2025, a BOEING 737-8H4 operated by SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO was involved in an aviation accident near Orlando, FL. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The captain’s failure to recognize that the airplane’s location did not agree with the assigned departure runway as required per the Southwest Airlines Airplane Operating Manual, and the captain’s plan continuation error when he missed several cues that would… This summary draws on records from NTSB; 17 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
Probable cause
The captain’s failure to recognize that the airplane’s location did not agree with the assigned departure runway as required per the Southwest Airlines Airplane Operating Manual, and the captain’s plan continuation error when he missed several cues that would have informed him that he was not on the assigned departure runway when he initiated takeoff.
— NTSB Determination
Contributing factors
Pilot
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