Argentinas A343 at Barcelona on Jul 5th 2014, runway incursion

An Aerolineas Argentinas Airbus A340-300, registration LV-FPV performing flight AR-1163 from Barcelona,SP (Spain) to Buenos Aires,BA (Argentina), was taxiing for departure along taxiway M. Without slowing the aircraft crossed active runway 02.

At the time a UTAir Boeing 767-300, registration VQ-BSX performing flight UT-5187 from Moscow Domodedovo (Russia) to Barcelona,SP (Spain), was on short final to runway 02 descending through about 200 feet AGL, when the crew initiated a go-around after spotting the Airbus crossing the runway near the runway midpoint. The aircraft positioned for another approach to runway 02 and landed safely about 15 minutes later.

The Airbus departed runway 25R about 20 minutes after the occurrence.

Runway 02 is normally not used and inactive. Taxiways K,D,M and N thus usually can be used without observing the holding points protecting runway 02. The habit of taxiing across runway 02 without paying attention to the holding points for runway 02 has already caused a number of runway incursions.

At this time it is unclear however, whether the aircraft crossed the runway with clearance (ATC operational error) or whether the aircraft entered the runway without clearance.

The conflict evolving and go-around (Video: Barcelona Airport):