Incident to the Airbus A320 registered VH-VNC operated by TigerAir on 21/01/2017 at Cairns [Investigation led by ATSB / Australia]

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Australian authorities:

The crew of the Airbus A320 lined up for take-off at the incorrect taxiway resulting in ATC cancelling the take-off clearance.

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General information
Local date	21/01/2017
Responsible entity	Australia - ATSB
State or area of occurrence	Australia
Location	AD Cairns
Human consequences	None
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Incident
File number	BEA2017-0039

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane
Operator	Australia (Tiger Airways)
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	VH-VNC
State of registry	Australia
Last departure point	Australia - YBCS (CNS) : Cairns
Planned destination	Australia - YBBN (BNE) : Brisbane
Flight phase	Taxi
Serial number	3275
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger

BEA is the French air safety investigation authority for civil aviation. The sole objective of the investigation is to improve air safety. It is intended neither to apportion blame nor to assess responsiblity.