Plane at AirVenture Takes Off in Wrong Direction, Forcing Another Aircraft to Veer Off Taxiway

Plane at AirVenture takes off in wrong direction, forcing another aircraft to veer off taxiway

A small aircraft was forced to veer off the taxiway to evade a head-on collision with another airplane at Wittman Regional Airport July 23.

172 Takes Off From Oshkosh Taxiway In Wrong Direction

There will undoubtedly be an investigation over an Cessna 172 that took off against the traffic on a taxiway at AirVenture on Thursday. The confused pilot was apparently spotted by marshals taxiing in the opposite direction to the flow on taxiway Poppa and they tried to get him turned around on the grass. Instead of following the directions, he complained to controllers about being directed to the “wrong runway” and then took off from the taxiwa…