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It is just as well that the US Air pilot had more sense than to take-off in the second incident at PVD. Amazing also that nearly everyone on the airport, US Air included seemed to know where the plane was except the controller and the plane itself. Also, I've looked at PVD's current airport taxi diagram, or at least the one available on-line and it doesn't show a taxiway Kilo any more, nor is there a 5R/23L and 5L/23R, it looks like 5R/23L has now become just 5/23 and the other one is a taxiway, was this due to this incident?
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Yeah, what I found shocking was that the controller was attempting to maintain traffic flow even though she knew she had a lost plane out there, possibly on an active runway. The female pilot on UA 1448 was quite aware that thet might be the case, yet the controller seemed to just brush aside her communicae. Wow!
I also checked out PVD's current diagram and found the same things. I called up PVD's operations and asked if Taxiway V used to be a runway at one point. The administrator stated that it was in fact 5R and 23L at one point. I forgot to ask about Kilo though(kinda shocked the tx operator put me through the airport operations manager.)
