# NTSB Incident SEA04IA045
> **Boeing 737-300** · 2004-02-24 · Seattle, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA04IA045
- **Event ID:** 20040311X00316
- **Type:** Incident
- **Date:** 2004-02-24
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.44889, -122.309448
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 94
- **Total aboard:** 94
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Boeing
- **Model:** 737-300
- **Registration:** N368SW
- **FAR Part:** 121
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** —
## Conditions
- **Light:** —
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The First Officer's misidentification of the parallel taxiway as the active runway, resulting in the need for a sidestep maneuver while on short final for a full-stop landing. Factors include sun-glare from wet paved surfaces, a visual illusion created by the size and shape of the taxiway, and the Captain's failure to adequately monitor the First Officer’s approach.

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