On 25 November 2007, a Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation G-IV
aircraft, registered HB-IKR, was being operated on a charter flight
from Brisbane Airport, Queensland to Sydney, New South Wales. At
about 2225 Eastern Standard Time the pilot in command of the
aircraft commenced a take-off run on taxiway Alpha, adjacent to the
active runway 01. The aerodrome controller (ADC) instructed the
pilot to cancel the take-off clearance. The crew stopped the
takeoff and the ADC instructed them to taxi to the end of the
runway for a takeoff using the full runway length. There were no
injuries, or damage to the aircraft or airport infrastructure.
The investigation found that a combination of a cockpit
equipment failure, inadequate pilot rest, deficient cockpit
resource management practices and unfamiliarity with the airport
layout were likely factors that lead to the occurrence.