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NTSB INVESTIGATING TWO RECENT RUNWAY INCURSIONS AT TETERBORO AIRPORT



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                       NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

 

July 15, 2008

 

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NTSB INVESTIGATING TWO RECENT RUNWAY INCURSIONS AT TETERBORO

AIRPORT

 

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Washington, DC -- The National Transportation Safety Board

is investigating two runway incursions that occurred at

Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, New Jersey within two weeks of

each other.  NTSB Air Traffic Control Investigator Daniel

Bartlett has been designated Investigator-in-charge for both

incidents.   

 

*     On June 25, 2008, at 5:34 a.m. (EDT), a runway incursion

occurred at Teterboro Airport, Teterboro, New Jersey.  A

Learjet 45, Windrider flight 988, landed on a closed

runway.        

 

Runway 1/19 had been closed by airport operations at 5:05

a.m.  A lighted X, indicating that the runway was closed,

was placed at the departure end of the runway.

Additionally, the controller placed two runway incursion

devices, which are memory aides to remind the tower

controller of the closure, at the local control position.

However, the controller did not notify the approach

control facility, New York Terminal Radar Approach

Control, of the runway closure. 

 

Twenty-seven minutes after the closing of the runway, the

approach controller called the tower controller to

request a visual approach to runway 19 for flight 988. 

The tower controller approved the request.  The airplane

flew over two employees who were working north of the

displaced threshold of runway 19 and landed on the

runway. 

 

The automatic terminal information service information

"H" did not include the closed runway.

 

*     On July 9, 2008, at 10:10 a.m. (EDT), a Cessna 172

(N316AS) and, a Dessault Falcon 200 (N277QS) were also

involved in a runway incursion at Teterboro Airport.

 

The Cessna landed on runway 19 and requested a back taxi

to the approach end of runway 19 for departure.  The

ground controller instructed the pilot to taxi to runway

19 via taxiway L and to hold short of runway 19. 

However, the pilot was not instructed to hold short of

runway 24, which intersected runway 19. 

 

The airplane had crossed the hold line for runway 24 but

not over the runway edge when the tower controller

cleared the Falcon for takeoff on runway 24.  The tower

cancelled the Falcon's clearance once it was determined

that the Cessna was across the runway hold line.  The FAA

reported the two airplanes were 1,200 feet apart.

     

The incident occurred during the day shift with a front

line manager and two air traffic control specialists on

position.   

 

The preliminary reports are on the Board's web site.

 

 

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NTSB Media Contact:  Terry N. Williams

                     (202)-314-6100

                     williat@xxxxxxxx

 

 

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