Horizon lands on taxiway in PUW

[Cessnaflyer]

Doesn't sound too good for the pilots.

http://pullmanradio.com/electrical-...-on-the-taxiway-instead-of-the-runway-at-puw/

 

[thevideographer]

Hopefully an ASAP and everyone moves on. The taxiway and runway are basically the same size and only the taxiway had lights on it? At least they were at the right airport.

 

[jtrain609]

Can't imagine this is going to be that big of a deal. Combine this happening at night while these guys might have been tired and it makes a lot of sense how something like this happens.

 

[alaskadrifter]

Only two of the four approaches line up with the runway. Both for Rwy 6.

 

[CFI A&P]

A Falcon landed in the grass at Aspen too. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=204035

 

[milleR]

A Falcon landed in the grass at Aspen too. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=204035

That’s gotta be a first;


“A Dassault Falcon 2000EX corporate jet landed on the grass/snow adjacent to the west (right) of runway 15 at Aspen Airport, Colorado, USA. There was no damage according to the FAA. The aircraft was able to taxi to the platform.”

 

[pete2800]

I've been into PUW many times. I don't know how you do this. The taxiway is narrow enough that the width of the mains on the Dash can cause you issues while making 90 degree turns. Not to mention the fact that the hangars aren't beyond the wing tips by that much, and the taxiway/ramp are basically the same thing at one end.

This could have been really bad.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

It's a bit tight once you get past the terminal.

 

[MikeD]

Russians.......

 

[ShortField]

Wouldn’t it have been dark also? Blue lights? Maybe they just used bush rules. Land first. Questions later.

 

[gotWXdagain]

I’m more impressed by the falcon crew.

 

[USMCmech]

I’m more impressed by the falcon crew.

If you're gonna get fired for something, make it a good one.

 

[pete2800]

If you're gonna get fired for something, make it a good one.

Don't think of it as getting fired, think of it as becoming a legend.

 

[derg]

Not that hard in visual conditions and a contaminated runway that hasn't been plowed for a bit.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Not that hard in visual conditions and a contaminated runway that hasn't been plowed for a bit.

I fly into this airport fairly often and even in our small plane, it would make my butt pucker putting it that close to the terminal.

 

[T/O w/FSII]

The falcon literally landed in the snow covered grass next to a perfect runway in perfect weather. AND POWERED THROUGH THE SNOW AND TAXI'd to parking.

AND THEN, THEY asked tower for the phone number. And when tower asked why they landed in the grass? They said "We'll get back to you.

LIKE. A. BOSS.

 

[derg]

Damn, I'd love to see the report on that.

 

[Boris Badenov]

They said "We'll get back to you.

LIKE. A. BOSS.

"Maybe. If we feel like it. What are you looking at?"

 

[FlyingAccountant]

Frozen ground that's hard as a rock and looks as smooth as a billiards table. Seems like a nice place to land, actually.

 

[JordanD]

The falcon literally landed in the snow covered grass next to a perfect runway in perfect weather. AND POWERED THROUGH THE SNOW AND TAXI'd to parking.

AND THEN, THEY asked tower for the phone number. And when tower asked why they landed in the grass? They said "We'll get back to you.

LIKE. A. BOSS.

That drawing is uhhh, eh, I won't go there