2005 Logan Airport runway incursion

2005 Logan Airport runway incursion

Infobox Aircraft incident
name = 2005 Logan Airport runway incursion
date = June 9 2005
type = ATC error
site = Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, USA
total_injuries = 0
total_fatalities = 0
plane1_type = Airbus A330-301
plane1_operator = Aer Lingus
plane1_tailnum = EI-ORD
plane1_destination = Shannon Airport Shannon, Ireland
plane1_passengers = 260
plane1_crew = 12
plane2_type = Boeing 737-3B7
plane2_operator = US Airways
plane2_tailnum = N394US
plane2_destination = Philadelphia Int'l Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
plane2_passengers = 103
plane2_crew = 6

The 2005 Logan Airport runway incursion was a near runway collision that occurred at approximately 7:40 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on June 9, 2005 between US Airways Flight 1170 (US1170) and Aer Lingus Flight 132 (EI132). EI132 was an Airbus A330-301 aircraft, owned and operated by the Irish airline Aer Lingus, destined for Shannon, Ireland and carrying 12 crew members and 260 passengers. US1170 was a Boeing 737-3B7 aircraft owned and operated by US Airways, destined for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and carrying 6 crew members and 103 passengers. The near collision took place on the runway at General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport (BOS), in Boston, Massachusetts. Collectively, there were a total of 381 people on board the two aircraft.

The incident

As each airline's gates are located on opposite ends of the airport, each flight was the responsibility of a different tower controller that evening. The Local Control West (LCW) controller was responsible for Aer Lingus flight 132 and the Local Control East (LCE) controller was responsible for US Airways flight 1170.

At 19:39:10, Aer Lingus flight 132 was cleared for takeoff from runway 15R; five seconds later, at 19:39:15, US Airways flight 1170 was cleared for takeoff from runway 9. At Logan Airport, these runways intersect - the aircraft had essentially been sent on a collision course. However, with the airport terminal directly between them as they began their takeoffs, they could not initially see each other.

During the take-off roll, the US Airways First Officer suddenly noticed the other plane and realized that they were going to collide. He also realized that at the point of the intersection, both aircraft would be slightly airborne. Asking the Captain to "Keep it down", he pushed the control column forward. In this way he was able to keep US Airways 1170 from lifting off the runway, allowing it to reach the intersection and pass under the other aircraft as it took off. The two planes passed within an estimated convert|170|ft|m of each other, with the Aer Lingus aircraft flying over the US Airways aircraft. Since (according to the NTSB report) the US Airways flight had already achieved its V1 speed and could no longer safely abort their own takeoff, the flight crew continued down the runway at maximum throttle, and Capt. Jones was able to take off safely in the reduced distance. [http://www.alpa.org/DesktopModules/ALPA_Documents/ALPA_DocumentsDownload.aspx?itemid=4310&ModuleId=2618 Alpha release] ]

uperior Airmanship Award

US Airways Captain Henry Jones and First Officer Jim Dannahower were later awarded a Superior Airmanship Award from the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) for their quick reactions and expert adjustment of their takeoff maneuver. [http://www.alpa.org/DesktopModules/ALPA_Documents/ALPA_DocumentsDownload.aspx?itemid=4310&ModuleId=2618 Alpha release] ]

Present status of investigation

The NTSB has completed its investigation. The brief and supporting report can be found on the NTSB web site. [ [http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20050624X00863&key=1 NTSB final report Final Report from NTSB] ]

References

See also

*Air Traffic Control
*Tenerife disaster
*Linate Airport disaster
*USAir Flight 1493
*List of notable accidents and incidents on commercial aircraft

External links

* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?cnsearch=23316/1212&distinct_entry=true Photos of the US Airways jet]
* [http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?&regsearch=EI-ORD&nr_of_rows=53&first_this_page=45&page_limit=15&sort_order=photo_id+DESC&thumbnails=&engine_version=&nr_pages=4&page=;; Photos of the Aer Lingus jet]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxRedCK_lWw CGI rendering of the incident as prepared by the NTSB]


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