Pilot loses job after runway mistake
- Title
- Pilot loses job after runway mistake
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
- TX Date
- Unknown
- Year of production
- 1991
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- Duration
- 00:01:29
- Description
- Report on a pilot who almost crashed his jet, carrying 273 people, on the A4 trunk road when he mistook street lights for landing lights. After a court hearing, Captain Stewart thanks everyone who supported him during the aftermath of the near miss. Stewart is unlikely to fly commercial jets again. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Captain Stewart
- Keywords
- Aircraft; Air accidents; Trade unions; Heathrow Airport; Aeroplanes; Aviation; BALPA
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LBC/IRN, "Pilot loses job after runway mistake". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0005000200022 (Accessed 21 Feb 2026)