“If it is true, what happened probably came close to the greatest aviation disaster in history,” said retired United Airlines Capt. Ross Aimer, CEO of Aero Consulting Experts. He said he’s been contacted by pilots from across the country about the incident.
“If you could imagine an Airbus colliding with four passenger aircraft wide bodies, full of fuel and passengers, then you can imagine how horrific this could have been,” he said.
The FAA wants to know how an Air Canada flight arriving at San Francisco International Airport last night nearly landed on a crowded taxiway.
The plane was directed to land on one the airport's runways but somehow flew directly over four other passenger jets that were waiting to take off. The Air Canada pilot corrected course at the last moment and landed safely. Experts say the near-miss may have come close to being the worst aviation disaster in history. (Mercury News)