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– 23 occurrences where <strong>the</strong> aircraft was taxi<strong>in</strong>g by backtrack<strong>in</strong>g down <strong>the</strong> active<br />

runway<br />

– 24 occurrences where <strong>the</strong> aircraft was enter<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> runway from a taxiway, or<br />

was l<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g up<br />

– 9 occurrences where <strong>the</strong> aircraft had landed, but was taxi<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>f <strong>the</strong> runway<br />

– 5 occurrences where <strong>the</strong> aircraft was on a taxiway while <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r aircraft<br />

landed or was about to land, but <strong>the</strong> taxi<strong>in</strong>g aircraft held short to prevent an<br />

<strong>in</strong>cursion<br />

• two aircraft on short f<strong>in</strong>al and land<strong>in</strong>g, where <strong>the</strong> aircraft came too close (32<br />

occurrences)<br />

• an aircraft commenc<strong>in</strong>g take<strong>of</strong>f at <strong>the</strong> same time as ano<strong>the</strong>r aircraft was on short<br />

f<strong>in</strong>al or was roll<strong>in</strong>g out after land<strong>in</strong>g (31 occurrences)<br />

• an aircraft taxi<strong>in</strong>g on a runway at <strong>the</strong> same time as ano<strong>the</strong>r aircraft commenc<strong>in</strong>g<br />

take <strong>of</strong>f from <strong>the</strong> opposite runway end (17 occurrences).<br />

Some <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se situations are shown <strong>in</strong> Figure 4 below. O<strong>the</strong>r runway <strong>in</strong>cursion<br />

situations were less common, such as aircraft land<strong>in</strong>g at <strong>the</strong> same time on crossrunways.<br />

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