Runway Incursion Chicago O'Hare Jul 23rd

On Jul 23rd a runway incursion at Chicago O'Hare airport was nearly catastrophic had it not been for the quick thinking pilot who rotated early to avoid the crossing B747 by 35ft. This presentation was made by the NTSB http://www.ntsb.org

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[polarbear70]

both!

[polarbear70]

i certainly hope not! There may be runway incursions more often than there should but not like this one

[germanman95]

he was prolly a former air force pilot who would be calm if the plane had split in half. Being calm in any situation is why the govt likes former air force pilots

[craeyon]

I love how calmly the pilot responded and said don't worry we got it...

[oktal3700]

GTI6972 (the Atlas) is at 9 miles when he is cleared to land on 14R and told "traffic will depart ahead of your arrival", referring to UAL938, who then takes off on 27L. UAL1015 is then told to position and hold on 27L and "traffic lands first, crossing runway". UAL1015 asks for 2 minutes delay for pre-flight checks. After reporting ready, he is cleared for takeoff before GTI6972 has crossed.

It's in the video "Runway Incursions and the human factor part 2/3" at 6:00

[oracle2world]

I think the pilot was keeping an eye out for the incursion, and wasn't too surprised when it happened.

[jfsa380]

@kimiles1 now where do you think the Canadians came up with that idea?

[billandersonful]

@XxXDELTAxFOXTROTXxX No, that was a near hit. If you nearly miss something then you hit it, right?

[d0rkiishchris]

that was a runway incursion. The departing aircraft probably saw what was happening, but it was probably too late. probably shoved the engines to maximum (because usually theres an N1 limit for economical takeoffs), and immediately started rotate. Probably getting close to a take strike.

[CommanderDenton]

On the contrary. Stopping is required ALWAYS except when cleared by ATC. And for this kind of reason exactly.

[chatsalot94]

he was supposed to stop at the runway crossing, verify right and left clear, then continue on. blind pilots, i'm amblyopic but i m better

[XxXDELTAxFOXTROTXxX]

Jesus, that was a near miss.

[kimiles1]

There is no FAA requirement to hold short without specifically being instructed to by Ground. This is the biggest contributor to runway incursion incidents in the US. In Canada, unless cleared to cross, you are required to hold short no matter what. The FAA rule is a big source of debate and really doesn't make any logical sense.