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Originally Posted by oldmako
"Excursion" is the term utilized in the industry (and FAA, NTSB etc) for just about any event when a plane leaves the paved surfaces. Well, anytime other than flight anyway.
Conversely, an Incursion occurs when a plane that has not been cleared onto a specific taxiway or runway enters it none the less.
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Yes, improvements were made in ground procedures after an accident at Linate airport in Milan about fifteen years ago. There were many changes right down to terminology. A long time ago if a plane was cleared onto the runway to wait for permission to take off the term was; “position and hold.” The term now is “ line up and wait.” One seems as good as the other, but my point is that the procedures were examined to that level.