Photos show how close an Air Canada jet came to causing one of the worst aviation disasters in history
The final photo shows the moment when AC759 is instructed to abort the landing.
The third photo shows the point where UAL 1 tells air traffic control that Air Canada 759 is lined up for the taxiway.
The second photo shows Air Canada 759 approaching San Francisco International Airport when a pilot from United Flight 1 notifies air traffic control.
The report indicates that the Air Canada pilots flew too far to the right. Instead of lining up for runway 28L and 28R, the Air Canada jet lined up to land on taxiway C, which runs parallel to the runways. AC759 was supposed to land on runway 28R while 28L was closed at the time of the incident.
The first photo shows the four jets lined up on taxiway 3.
According to the report, the four planes on taxiway C were United Airlines Flight UAL 1, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner; Philippines Airlines Flight PAL 115, an Airbus A340; United Airlines Flight UAL 863, also a Boeing 787; and United Airlines Flight UAL 1118, a Boeing 737
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