Incident a barcelona airport caught on video: Airbus 340 runway incursion during boei

[SMcC]

That's not as near a close call as it appears. The zoom lens compresses depth of field to make it appear they're on top of each other, but the aircraft that went around hadn't reached the threshold yet, and the aircraft that crossed was almost a mile from the threshold. Worth a go around certainly, but not "split second reaction saves terrified passengers from certain doom" material. It's a dramatic seeming video, suitable for short attention span viewers during a 30 second spot on the evening news to hold viewers over the commercial break. Meh.

Interesting. From my first time viewing this I doubted its authenticity. I thought it was maybe a little more realistic than the very funny short video of the DC 10 landing on the 405, but still a fake. But my impression came from exactly what you're talking about here, compression of the depth of field. I just didn't recognize it.

 

[Mr. Johnson]

Waiting for Mary Schiavo to make an appearance.....

 

[nimtz]

True, probably not as dramatic as the video makes it seem, but clearly someone screwed up. The controller issued a inappropriate crossing clearance, or the pilots missed a hold short instruction; something. However, if the same situation occurred in IMC, the outcome may have been horrifically different.

Bubba

There is no OR. The crew on the 340 are the ones that screwed the pooch in the end. I hope all right seaters out there would have stomped on the brakes if the left seat bubba had his/her head up the poop shoot.

 

[SIG600]

That's not as near a close call as it appears. The zoom lens compresses depth of field to make it appear they're on top of each other, but the aircraft that went around hadn't reached the threshold yet, and the aircraft that crossed was almost a mile from the threshold. Worth a go around certainly, but not "split second reaction saves terrified passengers from certain doom" material. It's a dramatic seeming video, suitable for short attention span viewers during a 30 second spot on the evening news to hold viewers over the commercial break. Meh.

It is if you take the weather down to say 300 and 1/2.