KL692 - Incident: KLM B78X at Toronto on Mar 22nd 2024

A KLM Boeing 787-10, registration PH-BKC performing flight KL-692 from Toronto,ON (Canada) to Amsterdam (Netherlands), was cleared for takeoff from Toronto's runway 06L when the crew rejected takeoff due to the previous landing not yet having vacated the runway.

A LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 787-9, registration SP-LSB performing flight LO-45 from Warsaw (Poland) to Toronto,ON (Canada), had landed on runway 06L but did not vacate the runway at taxiway C5 as expected but at taxiway C7 near the end of the runway and thus was still on the runway when PH-BKC began their takeoff roll.

Poland PKBWL reported the Canadian TSB opened an investigation into the occurrence rated an incident, summarizing the sequence of events: "Possible ATC consent to taxi to RWY and immediate take-off before another landing aircraft vacates RWY. This resulted in aborting the takeoff after reaching high speed."

The KLM B78X was able to depart about 30 minutes after the rejected takeoff.

The Canadian TSB reported: "PH-BKC, a Boeing 787-10, operated by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as flight KLM692, was departing from Toronto / Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), ON, and was holding short of runway 06L. Meanwhile, SP-LSB, a Boeing 787-9, operated by LOT Polish Airlines, as flight LOT 5E was landing on runway 06L. After LOT 5E touched down, KLM692 taxied to position in preparation for take-off from runway 06L. When LOT 5E was about to exit the runway at taxiway C5, KLM692 was then cleared for immediate take-off. However, shortly afterwards, LOT 5E announced they would exit runway C7 instead (near the end of the runway). The Tower subsequently instructed KLM692 to abort its takeoff. At this time, the speed of KLM692 was about 110 knots; KLM692 aborted the take-off and vacated the runway at taxiway D1. The minimum distance between the two aircraft was approximately 5400 feet. Wet snow conditions were reported on the runway."

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