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vI'm in the too many to count category. One flight stands out. I was returning from Minneapolis (I can't remember if I was flying into Hartford, Providence, or Boston as those three are pretty much interchangeable for me) and had a connection through Cleveland. While we were taxiing for takeoff in Cleveland we did the typical enter the runway, get to the center and turn along the runway. It was at this point the engines shot to full. Not the typical, gradual advance to takeoff throttle, but slammed to full and throw you back in your seat. We shot a bit down the runway (it could have been 100' or 500, you kind of lose perspective) then took a hard 90 degree left turn off the runway just as another airplane touched down where we were moments before. And like nothing happened we reentered the runway and took off.
Wow!
I recently read and viewed of a tired Air Canada crew on approach to San Fran at night querying if there were any flights still on the Right runway (say 22R). Atc said no its all yours. 5 or 6 heavy jets were lined up facing that threshold on the adjacent parallel taxiway to the right of 22R.
The lead plane casually said hes coming for us the controller casually said Air Canada Go Around, and it apparently missed the tail of one by less than ten feet after investigation.
Biggest air accident never to happen.
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