Intersection Incursions

According to the FAA, there are approximately three runway incursions every day in the United States. A runway incursion is defined as: Any occurrence at an aerodrome involving the incorrect presence of an aircraft, vehicle or person on the protected area of a surface designated for the landing and takeoff of aircraft.1 Different aspects of the runway incursion problem will be addressed in future issues of CALLBACK. This month we will look only at runway incursions related to intersection departures.

An Intersection Close Call

Thanks to an alert ATC crew in the Tower, a pilot’s failure to hold short at a runway/taxiway intersection resulted in a close call rather than a collision.