Accidents
AAIB: GIII Pilots Mistook Edge Lights for Centerline
Reduced visibility in nighttime foggy conditions led the flight crew to line up along right edge of runway.


British investigators have determined that a 2014 runway excursion at London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB) was the result of the flight crew lining up their U.S.-registered Gulfstream III (N103CD) with runway edge lighting, mistakenly believing them to mark the runway centerline, before attempting to depart for Gander, Newfoundland. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but the two pilots and five passengers were not injured.