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Passenger jets within seconds of collision at Hartsfield
By JIM THARPE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/11/08
A Mexico-bound Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came within a few seconds of colliding with a smaller commuter jet Friday in Atlanta as the smaller jet crossed a runway in front of the larger craft, which was going more than 100 mph on a takeoff roll.
The incident, which occurred about 10:30 a.m. at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, has sparked a formal investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, said FAA regional spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.
Bergen said initial indications suggest the pilots of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 876 to Greensboro, N.C., improperly taxied across the runway after controllers in the Hartsfield-Jackson tower ordered the plane to stop short. The pilot, Bergen said, apparently acknowledged those instructions and repeated them back to the tower, but the jet continued across the active runway.
"At this point we consider this a pilot deviation for the pilot in ASA plane," Bergen said.
There were 130 passengers aboard the Delta flight and 44 aboard the ASA jet.
ASA officials said they also are investigating.
"The safety of our passenger and our people remains out No. 1 priority," said ASA spokeswoman Kate Modolo. "We currently are conducting an internal investigation, and we are working in cooperation with the FAA regarding this occurrence."
No one was injured, and both airplanes continued on their way. At the closest point, the two planes came within about 1,250 feet — or about 2 to 3 seconds of colliding, according to air traffic controllers.
"It's fortunate the (ASA) plane continued through the intersection because the Delta flight could not have stopped," said Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. "If that (ASA) plane had stopped, there would have been a collision."
The Delta plane, Flight 261, took off and continued with out incident, landing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at 12:49 p.m., said Delta spokesman Kent Landers. The ASA flight later took off without further incident and landed in Greensboro at 11:23 a.m.
"As always, safety is our No. 1 priority at Delta, and we will work closely with the FAA to provide information as needed," Landers said.
Passenger jets within seconds of collision at Hartsfield
By JIM THARPE
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/11/08
A Mexico-bound Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came within a few seconds of colliding with a smaller commuter jet Friday in Atlanta as the smaller jet crossed a runway in front of the larger craft, which was going more than 100 mph on a takeoff roll.
The incident, which occurred about 10:30 a.m. at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, has sparked a formal investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, said FAA regional spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen.
Bergen said initial indications suggest the pilots of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 876 to Greensboro, N.C., improperly taxied across the runway after controllers in the Hartsfield-Jackson tower ordered the plane to stop short. The pilot, Bergen said, apparently acknowledged those instructions and repeated them back to the tower, but the jet continued across the active runway.
"At this point we consider this a pilot deviation for the pilot in ASA plane," Bergen said.
There were 130 passengers aboard the Delta flight and 44 aboard the ASA jet.
ASA officials said they also are investigating.
"The safety of our passenger and our people remains out No. 1 priority," said ASA spokeswoman Kate Modolo. "We currently are conducting an internal investigation, and we are working in cooperation with the FAA regarding this occurrence."
No one was injured, and both airplanes continued on their way. At the closest point, the two planes came within about 1,250 feet — or about 2 to 3 seconds of colliding, according to air traffic controllers.
"It's fortunate the (ASA) plane continued through the intersection because the Delta flight could not have stopped," said Doug Church, a spokesman for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. "If that (ASA) plane had stopped, there would have been a collision."
The Delta plane, Flight 261, took off and continued with out incident, landing in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at 12:49 p.m., said Delta spokesman Kent Landers. The ASA flight later took off without further incident and landed in Greensboro at 11:23 a.m.
"As always, safety is our No. 1 priority at Delta, and we will work closely with the FAA to provide information as needed," Landers said.
