California Commissioner Wants Investigation Following Airline Near Miss

July 18, 2017

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, who was a passenger last week on the Air Canada flight 759 that nearly landed on a taxiway at San Francisco International Airport, has sent a letter to the airline and three aviation and transportation regulators seeking answers.

The pilot nearly landed on a taxiway where four other planes were sitting instead of a designated runway. Jones was on the flight from Toronto returning from a conference of insurance regulators. He described the experience to reporters after the incident and complained at the time that passengers weren’t being given information on what happened.

“I write to request that Air Canada conduct a thorough and complete investigation of this incident, and that Air Canada cooperate with the relevant United States and Canadian aviation regulators, and that Air Canada inform all of the passengers from the flight as to the results of its and aviation regulators’ investigations and of the steps taken to prevent such a near disaster in the future,” Jones’ letter states. “As a passenger of Air Canada 759 I believe we have a right to know what happened, why it happened, and what can be done to make sure that no plane and its passengers are placed at such risk of loss again.”

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman would not comment on how close the flight came to disaster, citing the agency’s ongoing investigation.

The National Transportation Safety Board also will review what happened.

Topics California Aviation Canada

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  • July 19, 2017 at 12:48 pm
    All1g8r says:
    It was actually a pilot on the ground who was overheard asking where the pilot was going. It was only after that point that the ATC told the Air Canada pilot to go around.
  • July 19, 2017 at 11:16 am
    Observor says:
    The commissioner does list his letter on the California DOI website. While I do understand the trauma he experienced, I do not believe that the state paid website should accom... read more
  • July 19, 2017 at 9:14 am
    Fair Playing Field says:
    I fully expect the Commissioner to issue a data call requiring all California-domiciled insurers to disclose any investments in Air Canada. ;^) As to the tower, you can listen... read more

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