# NTSB Incident ANC02IA011
> **Airbus Industrie A-340-300** · 2002-01-25 · ANCHORAGE, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02IA011
- **Event ID:** 20020204X00182
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2002-01-25
- **Location:** ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.174446, -149.996383
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 252
- **Total aboard:** 252
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Airbus Industrie
- **Model:** A-340-300
- **Registration:** B-18805
- **FAR Part:** 129
- **Engines:** 4
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The captain's selection of a taxiway instead of a runway for takeoff and the flightcrew's inadequate coordination of the departure, which resulted in a departure from a taxiway.  A factor in the incident was inadequate airline operator's procedures that did not require the crew to verbilize and verify the runway in use prior to takeoff.

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