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    Lessons Learned: Technical Lessons Clearances To Move For Flight To Take Off or Land Should Clear and Unambiguous

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    The document discusses lessons learned from an airport accident involving a KLM and Pan Am flight. It provides the following key details: 1) The KLM flight was waiting for takeoff clearance from the control tower in congested conditions with poor visibility. The tower gave an ambiguous message and the KLM flight began taking off. 2) The Pan Am flight was still on the runway preparing to exit when the KLM flight started its takeoff. 3) The KLM flight engineer questioned the captain twice about the Pan Am flight still being on the runway, but the captain dismissed his concerns and continued the takeoff.

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    The document discusses lessons learned from an airport accident involving a KLM and Pan Am flight. It provides the following key details: 1) The KLM flight was waiting for takeoff clearance from the control tower in congested conditions with poor visibility. The tower gave an ambiguous message and the KLM flight began taking off. 2) The Pan Am flight was still on the runway preparing to exit when the KLM flight started its takeoff. 3) The KLM flight engineer questioned the captain twice about the Pan Am flight still being on the runway, but the captain dismissed his concerns and continued the takeoff.

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    The document discusses lessons learned from an airport accident involving a KLM and Pan Am flight. It provides the following key details: 1) The KLM flight was waiting for takeoff clearance from the control tower in congested conditions with poor visibility. The tower gave an ambiguous message and the KLM flight began taking off. 2) The Pan Am flight was still on the runway preparing to exit when the KLM flight started its takeoff. 3) The KLM flight engineer questioned the captain twice about the Pan Am flight still being on the runway, but the captain dismissed his concerns and continued the takeoff.

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    Lessons Learned: Technical Lessons Clearances To Move For Flight To Take Off or Land Should Clear and Unambiguous

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    The document discusses lessons learned from an airport accident involving a KLM and Pan Am flight. It provides the following key details: 1) The KLM flight was waiting for takeoff clearance from the control tower in congested conditions with poor visibility. The tower gave an ambiguous message and the KLM flight began taking off. 2) The Pan Am flight was still on the runway preparing to exit when the KLM flight started its takeoff. 3) The KLM flight engineer questioned the captain twice about the Pan Am flight still being on the runway, but the captain dismissed his concerns and continued the takeoff.

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    Lessons Learned

    Technical Lessons
    Clearances to move for flight to take off or land should clear and unambiguous.

    The following messages were audible in the KLM cockpit:

    1705:44.6 KLM RT :Uh, the KLM 4805 is now ready for takeoff and we're waiting for our ATC clea
    rance.
    1706:18.19 APP :Okay.
    1706:20.08 APP :Stand by for takeoff ... I will call you.

    In this accident, the unusually congested of airport requiring to use all available taxiways and the r
    unway. The worsen of weather reduce the visibility of the crew.

    KLM flight and Pan Am flight back to the runway at the same time in order to departure from the a
    irport.

    The KLM flight completed a 180-degree turn at the end of the runway and waiting for takeoff clear
    ance.
    The control tower passed an ambiguous message to KLM flight and they begin to takeoff.
    At the same time the Pan Am flight still at the runway and going to the proper taxiway.

    Flight crew communications regarding airplane safety should be open a


    nd effective.
    Each of the crew member should say out their opinion or their question
    and their opinion should respect by others member.

    The following messages were audible in the KLM cockpit, causing the KLM flight enginee
    r, even as the KLM plane had begun rolling down the runway, to question the KLM pilot:
    1706:25.47 APP :Ah-Papa Alpha 1736 report runway clear.
    1706:25.59 PA RT: Okay, we'll report when we're clear.
    1706:31.69 APP :Thank you.
    1706:32.43 KLM 3 :Is he not clear, then?
    1706:34.10 KLM 1 :What do you say?
    1706:34.70 KLM 3 :Is he not clear, that Pan American?
    1706:35.70 KLM 1 :Oh, yes. [emphatically]

    In the accident, the flight engineer heard the Pan Am crew state that will report to to
    wer when they were clear from the runway, means that they still on the runway.
    The engineer asked the KLM captain twice about the Pan Am flight still on runway.
    The KLM captain not believe to him and just answer Oh, yes. and continue to tak
    eoff.
    The other crew members did not further question the captains action due to his seni
    or position.

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