Boeing 737-300 VP-CKW
6 July 2008 · New York, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 July 2008 at about 00:36 local time, a Boeing 737-300 registered VP-CKW, operated by Cayman Airways Ltd, was involved in an incident near New York, New York, United States. 285 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 00:36
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- New York, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy Intl (KJFK)
- Coordinates
- 40.7503, -73.9995
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-300
- Registration
- VP-CKW
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Cayman Airways Ltd
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Georgetown → New York
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- OPS08IA008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 |
Probable cause
Air traffic control tower non-compliance with FAA separation requirements for operations on non-intersecting runways where flight paths intersect, and poor judgment by the Local 2 controller in clearing the Boeing 767 for takeoff without accounting for the possibility of a go-around by the Boeing 737.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Controllers at the John F. Kennedy International Airport tower (JFK ATCT) reported a near midair collision (NMAC) involving Cayman Airways flight 792 (CAY792) and Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile flight 533 (LAN533) near the departure ends of runways 13R and 22L. CAY792 was a Boeing 737-300 that had been cleared to land on runway 22L by the Local 1 controller (LC1) following a flight from Grand Cayman Island to JFK. LAN533 was a Boeing 767-300 that had been cleared for takeoff on runway 13R by the Local 2 controller (LC2) for a flight to Santiago. According to initial reports, CAY792 was executing a missed approach to runway 22L and conflicted with LAN533 as it was departing from runway 13R. Controllers assigned diverging headings to both aircraft to resolve the conflict. According to preliminary radar data, the closest proximity of the two aircraft was slightly over 1/2 mile laterally and 200 feet vertically. At the time of the incident, the weather was VFR with 6 miles visibility and haze.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-300 | VP-CKW | Cayman Airways Ltd | - |
| Boeing 767-300 | CC-CXD | LAN Chile | - |
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