Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Jet wing hits building

Jet wing hits building [PHOTOS\VIDEO], The wing of a jetliner carrying 189 travelers cut through a building at the airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, just as the plane was about to take off on Sunday night.

The accident at Tambo airport late Sunday night was caused by the airliner using the wrong taxi way which was too narrow for the passenger jet, the South African Civil Aviation Authority said Monday.

Air traffic control had told the flight crew of the British Airways Boeing 747-400 departing for London to use a specific taxi way, said SACAA spokeswoman Phindiwe Gwebu in a statement.

However, the plane traveled on a different taxi way... Go here for more including the incredible photo and video.