We often hear of close calls involving aircraft, particularly when flying near airports, or even while one aircraft is attempting to take off or land. However, here’s a rather unusual incident, where two planes nearly collided on intersecting taxiways at Sydney Airport (SYD). It even resulted in an injury, unfortunately.
For whatever reason, the two planes ended up on intersecting taxiways at the same time, the A320 and the tug to brake sharply. The braking on the Jetstar A320 was so abrupt that a flight attendant became injured, causing the plane to return to the gate. Meanwhile the abrupt stop of the tow reportedly caused “damage to the connection between the 777 nose gear and aircraft tug.”
Jetstar seems confident that its pilots were not to blame here, with the airline releasing a statement saying that “our aircraft was following instructions by Air Traffic Control when the pilots were forced to brake firmly after another aircraft came in close proximity.”
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