Air Baltic Fokker 50 Incorrect Runway Exit at Prague Ruzyně

Incident Overview On 26 January 2004, an Air Baltic Fokker 50 operating flight BTI 281 landed on runway 24 at LKPR at 0852 UTC in daylight conditions. After landing, the crew received a tower instruction to continue straight ahead and vacate the runway at the second left onto taxiway D. The crew acknowledged and repeated the instruction, but instead exited onto runway 13. ## Sequence of Events Following the incorrect exit, the crew recognized the error and requested permission to use runway 13. The tower granted clearance for the aircraft to continue along runway 13 and then taxiway F. The crew acknowledged the clearance and proceeded accordingly. ## Findings and Cause The investigation determined that the main cause of the incident was the crew's incorrect vacating of runway 24 onto runway 13. The report also noted the horizontal marking at the intersection of runways 24 and 31 and the vertical marking for taxiway D, in relation to the instruction “second left.” ## Damage and Injuries No injuries were reported among the crew, passengers, or other persons. The aircraft sustained no damage, and no other damage was recorded.