Serious incident to the Airbus A320 registered VT-EXM operated by Air India on 13/11/2020 at Chennai

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Indian authorities:

Aircraft was cleared for take-off from runway 25, however the ATC observed that the aircraft was rolling for take -off from runway 30, instead of runway 25. ATC immediately instructed the aircraft to stop rolling. The Aircraft aborted the take-off.

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General information
Local date	13/11/2020
Responsible entity	India - AIB
State or area of occurrence	India
Location	AD Chennai
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Serious incident
File number	BEA2020-0501

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	India - Air India
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	VT-EXM
State of registry	India
Last departure point	India - VOMM (MAA) : Chennai Intl
Planned destination	India - VIDP (DEL): Delhi/Indira Gandhi Intl
Flight phase	Take-off
Serial number	8056
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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