Ground collision

Tenerife airport disaster

Ground collision (GCOL), also known as terrain collision refers to the collision that occurs while an aircraft is taxiing to or from its runway. A ground collision occurs when an aircraft collides with another aircraft and/or structure on the runway.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Kirkendoll, Zack (September 2022). "Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance and Loss of Control Prevention Systems for General Aviation using Run-time Assurance". 2022 IEEE/AIAA 41st Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC). pp. 1–10. doi:10.1109/DASC55683.2022.9925833. ISBN 978-1-6654-8607-1. S2CID 253250507.