Airbus 319 D-APAC
21 March 2006 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 March 2006 at about 21:20 local time, a Airbus 319 registered D-APAC, operated by PrivatAir, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 78 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:20
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago O'Hare International A (KORD)
- Coordinates
- 41.9867, -87.9078
- Aircraft
- Airbus 319
- Registration
- D-APAC
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- PrivatAir
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Dusseldorf
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- OPS06IA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
Probable cause
The probable cause of this incident is the local controller's failure to ensure proper separation between Lufthansa (DLH) flight 437 andChautauqua (CHQ) flight 7826. Contributing to the probable cause was the local controller's failure to monitor the situation and advise the local controller that DLH437 had not departed prior to the controller issuing the takeoff clearance to CHQ7826.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Certified professional controller (CPC) providing on-the-job training working North Local Control position for 24 minutes responsible for 8 aircraft. Plan X in effect (landing and departing runways 4 and 9). Developmental controller (DEV) is certified on all positions except local control (has 150 hours of the allotted 180.) Lufthansa (DLH) flight 437, A319, was instructed to taxi-into-position-and-hold on runway 4L to wait for the previous arrival to exit the runway. Chautauqua (CHQ) flight 7826, E145, was issued taxi-into-position-and-hold runway 9L and was advised traffic (DLH437) would be departing runway 4L. (It is approximately 1,900 feet from the Runway 9L threshold to the intersection of Runway 4L.) When the runway 9L traffic exited, DLH437 was cleared for takeoff. Thirty-five seconds later the DEV cleared CHQ7826 for takeoff on runway 9L. The Local Monitor and the CPC did not hear the DEV clear CHQ7826 for takeoff. Shortly thereafter, the Local Monitor noticed both aircraft were rolling and told the North Local Controller CPC who canceled takeoff instructions to both aircraft. Closest proximity 100 feet when both aircraft stopped at the runway intersection. AMASS did not have crossing runway logic installed and did not alarm. The pilot of DLH437 called the tower later and said they observed the E145 and was aborting takeoff when the controller told him to stop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus 319 | D-APAC | PrivatAir | - |
| Embraer 145EP | N977RP | Chautauqua Airlines Inc | - |
Other Airbus 319 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2008 | Airbus 319 | Penicton, Canada | Air Canada | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1999 | Airbus 319-131 | Sparta, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1998 | Airbus 319 | Calcutta, India | Air India | Unknown | - |
| 21 Aug 2021 | Airbus 319-132 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2006 | Beechcraft B36TC | Peoria, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2006 | Boeing 737-322 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Air Lines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2006 | Cessna 170A | Atwood, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 2006 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 May 2006 | Miller RUTAN LONG-EZ | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Nov 2006 | Cessna 421C | Moline, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |