On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board released an update on its investigation of the near disaster involving an Air Canada jet's aborted landing in San Francisco on July 7.
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Photos show how close an Air Canada jet came to causing one of the worst aviation disasters in history
Air Canada Flight 759 nearly landed on a taxiway where four airliners were awaiting takeoff.
Air Canada Airbus A320 C-FKCK, the plane involved in the incident.
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According to the NTSB, Air Canada Flight 759 was at just 85 feet of altitude when the pilots powered up its engines to abort the landing.
The Airbus A320 dipped as low as 59 feet before climbing to safety.
"In post-incident interviews, both incident pilots stated that, during their first approach, they believed the lighted runway on their left was 28L and that they were lined up for 28R," the NTSB report said.
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"They also stated that they did not recall seeing aircraft on taxiway C but that something did not look right to them."
There were, in fact, four fully loaded jets sitting on taxiway C awaiting takeoff. That means the Air Canada jet came within feet of colliding with three fueled and loaded wide-body airliners. Air Canada declined to comment on the matter.
Along with the report, the NTSB released a set of photos and diagrams showing what transpired that evening. Take a look.
The first photo shows the four jets lined up on taxiway C.
The second photo shows Air Canada 759 approaching San Francisco International Airport when a pilot from United Flight 1 notifies air traffic control.
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The third photo shows the point where United Flight 1 tells air traffic control that Air Canada 759 is lined up for the taxiway.
The final photo shows the moment when AC759 is instructed to abort the landing.
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