Fair enough. If the PIC has concerns then a landing should not be attempted. David On Tuesday 30 July 2002 4:20 pm, Roger & Amanda La France wrote: > > Heathrow pilot 'refused to land' > > Planes at Heathrow > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/38153000/jpg/_38153344_plane.300.jpg > > Heathrow is the UK's largest airport > > Aviation safety officials have begun investigating claims a pilot > refused to land on the only open runway at Heathrow because its radar > was out of order. > > The pilot of a Qantas Boeing 747 coming from Singapore surprised air > traffic controllers by approaching the airport at 0400BST on Saturday - > almost an hour early, according to the Guardian newspaper. > > > Heathrow's southerly runway was still closed for overnight maintenance > leaving the only available runway in the north of the airport. > > > But the pilot told controllers that, with the runway's electronic > guidance system being replaced, he was not prepared to risk a manual > landing due to too much cloud > > > Back-log > > > The pilot also turned down an offer to land from the other end of the > runway as there were insufficient approach lights. > > > The paper claims that, in the end, airport staff had to rush to reopen > the main southerly runway, moving vehicles off the tarmac and sweeping > the surface. > > > By the time the jet landed, at 0450, a queue of other long-haul aircraft > had banked up behind it. > > > A CAA spokesman said: "I can confirm that we are examining this incident > but it looks at this stage as if there are no safety issues. That is our > conclusion at the moment." > >
