Airbus A319-132 N810AW
21 May 2010 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 2010 at about 08:10 local time, a Airbus A319-132 registered N810AW, operated by USAirways Inc, was involved in an incident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 140 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 08:10
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ted Stevens International Airp (PANC)
- Coordinates
- 55.9206, -159.4899
- Aircraft
- Airbus A319-132
- Registration
- N810AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- USAirways Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Pheonix Sky Har → Anchorage
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- OPS10IA196
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 |
Probable cause
The approach controller's delayed transfer of communications on the A319 to the tower controller and failure to account for the aircraft's speed when he directed the crew to turn north. Contributing to the incident was the 747 crew's transfer of radio communications to departure control prior to being directed to do so by the tower controller.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airport was configured to use runways 14 and runway 25R, which intersect. An Airbus A319 had been cleared for a visual approach to land on runway 14 but executed a missed approach. During the missed approach procedure and follow-on instructions by air traffic control, the flight paths of the A319 and a Boeing 747, departing from runway 25R, converged. The crew of the A319 received a traffic collision avoidance system resolution advisory during the incident. According to radar data, the A319 and the 747 came with 100 feet vertically and .33 miles laterally. Postincident investigation determined that the approach controller did not direct a timely transfer of communications on the A319 to the control tower and did not account for the aircraft's speed when he directed the A319 to turn north. The above average approach speed of the A319 resulted in the airplane overflying runway 25R instead of turning inside the runway. Additionally, the crew of the 747 transferred radio communications to departure control prior to being directed to do so by the control tower, resulting in the 747 not receiving time-critical traffic and control information from the tower controller.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A319-132 | N810AW | USAirways Inc | - |
| Boeing 747 400 | LXTCV | - | - |
Other Airbus A319 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2010 | Airbus A319-100 | Titusville, Florida, United States | Delta Air Lines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2010 | Airbus A319-131 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | United Air Lines Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2010 | Airbus A319-132 | Palermo (Sicily), Italy | Wind Jet SpA | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 2009 | Airbus A319 | Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark | British Airways | Unknown | - |
| 9 May 2011 | Airbus A319 | Chillicothe, Missouri, United States | United Airlines, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2011 | Airbus A319 | Hassi Messaoud, Algeria | Air France | Unknown | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-32-301 | King Cove, Alaska, United States | Peninsula Airways Inc | No injuries | - |
| 6 Mar 2010 | McDonnell Douglas 369E | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States | Aurora Aviation Services Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2010 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2010 | Cessna 170B | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Akers David W | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2010 | Piper PA-22-150 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Jed Williams | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 2010 | Piper PA-14 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Wasche Kenneth M | No injuries | - |