They realized the mistake and contacted air traffic control, which instructed them to leave the runway immediately.įive seconds later (at 13:45 EST), the crew saw the Boeing 727, Northwest Flight 299 to Memphis, heading toward them on its takeoff roll. To correct the error, the crew was instructed to turn right onto Taxiway X-ray, but they instead turned onto the active runway, 03C. Northwest Airlines Flight 1482, a Douglas DC-9-14, was cleared from the gate toward Runway 03C, but it missed turning onto Taxiway Oscar 6 and instead entered the outer taxiway. One member of the crew and seven passengers of the DC-9 were killed. Flight 1482, a scheduled Douglas DC-9-14 operating from Detroit to Pittsburgh International Airport, taxied by mistake onto an active runway in dense fog and was hit by a departing Boeing 727 operating as Flight 299 to Memphis International Airport. The 1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision involved the collision of two Northwest Airlines jetliners at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on December 3, 1990. The accident aircraft in December 1993 after repair and return to service Runway incursion in fog due to pilot and ATC error, in addition to poor taxiway conditionsĭetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, MichiganĤ2☁2′45″N 83☂1′12″W / 42.21250°N 83.35333°W / 42.21250 -83.35333Ī Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-9-14, similar to the one involved.
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