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SQ006 on the night of the accident ... Taxi route
Runway 05L (assigned take-off runway)
Runway 05R (closed)
Taxiway NP
Route taken by SQ006
What was presented to the pilot ...Taxiway markings
Yellow
taxiway
centre
line marking
A
critical
segment
of taxiway
centrecurved
line towards
Runway
05R after
thethe
tangential
point
where the
marking leading
from
tangential
point
taxiwaythe
centre
line marking
from05R
NP turned and met
across
threshold
of Runway
the taxiway
centre05L
linewas
marking
of N1
towards
Runway
missing
Tangential point
What was presented to the pilot ...Taxiway lights and signs
Only
4 taxiway
centre
First
Second
taxiway
serviceable
taxiway
centre
taxiway
centre
lineline
light
centre
Runway
designation
signs
were not
Closely-spaced
green
lights
were
provided
from
leading
line
line
lightlight
across
after
leading
the
Runway
tangential
across
05R point
colocated
with
the
Runway
05L
taxiway
line lights
the
tangential
point
across
towards
was
Runway
located
Runway
05R
116m
towards
05L
away
was
on thecentre
farICAO
holding
position,
as
required
by
set at high intensity
theRunway
threshold
of05R
Runway
unserviceable
side
of Runway
05L
was
dim
into Runway 05R
05R towards Runway leading
05L
holding position
Runway 05L
holding position
Tangential point
What was NOT present ... Missing visual aids
ICAO
standards
and
recommended
practices
ICAO
standards
require
runway
ICAO
standards
require
12
nos.
of stop
barrequire
lights to be
runway
guard
ICAO
standards
require
yellow
taxiway
centre
aline
total
of 16
centre
line
lights
the
designation
signs
toofbe
located
onbetween
provided
across
the
holding
position
of Runway
lights
on taxiway
each
side
the
Runway
05L
markings
to
continue
across
the
threshold
of 05L
tangential
point
and
thewhere
holding
position of
each
side
ofexcept
the runway
holding
holding
position
for
added
conspicuity
Runway
05R,
interrupted
byRunway
05L,
instead
ofthreshold
only
4markings
lights
provided
on site
position,
and
not the
further
down
the
Runway
05R
entry taxiway
Safety measures that could have prevented the accident ...
Removal
of threshold
markings
Disconnection
of taxiway
centre line lights
for
closed
Runway
05R
Display ofofrunway
markers
leading into the threshold
closedclosure
Runway
05R and low-height
frangible,
lighted
marker
and removal of yellow
taxiway
centre
lineboards as a final line of
defence
to avoid aircraft taking-off by mistake
markings in the same
area
Tangential point