Taxi

Manoeuvring on the ground under the aircraft's own power. The phase where runway incursions happen.

A runway incursion — an aircraft, vehicle or person on a runway without clearance — is the ground counterpart to a mid-air collision, and it has produced the deadliest accident in aviation history. Investigations look at signage, lighting, low-visibility procedures, controller workload and readback discipline.

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