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Southwest Cooperating in Midway Runway Incursion Investigation
Low Cost Carrier Southwest Airlines is assisting Federal Agencies in the investigation of a close call at Chicago’s Midway Airport last month. (thirtythousand.wordpress.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
That's why were trained and pounded into our heads..."SEE&AVOID",great job Southwest!
Yeah, it looks like an ATC position at MDW just became available. How could he not realize that he had cleared one aircraft to cross the same runway he had just cleared another aircraft to use for takeoff?
The outcome will be interesting, if ever made public. That is the primary reason that local stays with a plane until he is totally clear, to save such things from happening. Good call by the co-pilot.
The most we will probably hear is that the ATC controller was disciplined. The exact discipline would be classified as a personnel action and could be protected from disclosure.
I still remember KABQ from 69, right after 737's came out. Frontier was running them and they had one running late out of Vegas. I was on the OB deck at the Sunport listening to ATC. They put a Continental DC-9 in on the 37's tail and got a good lesson of just how slow one could approach and how short a space a 37 could land in. Bottom line was, a good heads up by the Continental crew. Gear up, black smoke, hard right; missed the top of the 37's tail by about 15'. Needless to say there was conversation after that one. Separation was on track on the handoff but lot's of difference in approach speed anyway and the 37 had everything dragging to hang onto min. speed to make early turnout. Controller said he should have given the Continental a go around but he figured the Frontier would go on into runway and clear but it didn't happen.
And I just listened to the whole recording. The phone number to MDW Tower is now available to the general public.