Eads Socata A320 UNK
28 January 2006 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 January 2006 at about 01:44 local time, a Eads Socata A320 registered UNK, operated by United Air Lines Inc, was involved in an incident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 2 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 01:44
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1706, -115.1209
- Aircraft
- Eads Socata A320
- Registration
- UNK
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- United Air Lines Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Las Vegas
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- OPS06IA004
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Deficient FAA procedures for separation of aircraft using converging runways, which failed to ensure that the tower controllers were able to provide adequate separation in the event of a go-around.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On January 27, 2006, at 0044 UTC, a near midair collision occurred at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, when UAL1547 was instructed to go around while on a visual approach to runway 19R and came into conflict with AAL1913 departing from runway 25R. UAL1547 made an evasive turn to the right to avoid a potential collision, and AAL1913 made a slight left turn. UAL1547 returned for landing at 0049, and AAL1913 continued to its destination. There was no reported damage to either aircraft, and no reported injuries to passengers or crew.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eads Socata A320 | UNK | United Air Lines Inc | - |
| Boeing B757 | UNK | American Airlines Inc | - |
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