Accidents
SFO Landing Incident Prompts Focus on Pilot Monitoring, CRM
FAA alert calls event an “extreme example” of incorrect approaches and landings
The pilots of an Air Canada A320 nearly landed on the taxiway adjacent to San Francisco International Airport's Runway 28 Right. (Photo: San Francisco International Airport)
The pilots of an Air Canada A320 nearly landed on the taxiway adjacent to San Francisco International Airport's Runway 28 Right. (Photo: San Francisco International Airport)

In a safety alert prompted by the July 7 incident at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in which an Air Canada Airbus A320 nearly landed on a crowded taxiway, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is reiterating the importance of vigilant pilot monitoring and overall crew resource management (CRM) to maintain safe levels of situational awareness on the flight deck.


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