Created Saturday, Apr 1st 2023 09:48Z, last updated Saturday, Apr 1st 2023 09:48Z
A Swiss International Airlines Airbus A320-200, registration HB-IJQ performing flight
LX-786 from Zurich (Switzerland) to Brussels (Belgium) with 70 passengers and 6 crew, was accelerating for takeoff from Zurich's runway 28 at 07:57L (06:57Z) when a runway inspection vehicle driving along runway 34 went past the hold short lines at the runway intersection runway 28/34. The aircraft continued takeoff and landed in Brussels without further incident about 50 minutes later.
On Mar 31st 2023 Switzerland's SUST reported the occurrence and stated they have opened an investigation into the occurrence. The vehicle involved was a runway inspection vehicle. The SUST wrote: "Bei schlechter Sicht fuhr ein Fahrzeug auf das Pistenkreuz 34/28 zu, während ein Linienflugzeug auf der Piste 28 startete. " (in poor visibility a vehicle drove towards the intersection runway 34/28 while a scheduled line flight was departing runway 28).
According to ADS-B data the vehicle was driving along runway 34 south of runway 28 while the aircraft was accelerating on runway 28 east of the intersection, the vehicle subsequently was north of runway 28 after the aircraft had become airborne about 275 meters/900 feet short of the intersection.
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