Embraer ERJ190 C-FHKA

Summary

On 31 December 2010 at about 20:34 local time, a Embraer ERJ190 registered C-FHKA, operated by Air Canada, was involved in an incident near Denver, Colorado, United States. The number of people on board was not recorded. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 December 2010 at 20:34

Classification

Incident

Location

Denver, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Denver Intrenational Airport (KDEN)

Coordinates

39.8503, -104.7008

Aircraft

Embraer ERJ190

Registration

C-FHKA

Category

Airplane

Operator

Air Canada

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Montreal-Trudea

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

OPS11IA273

Injuries not recorded.

The driver of the operation vehicle's misidentification of the runway for an adjacent taxiway, resulting in a runway incursion with an aircraft in position for takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A runway incursion occurred when an aviation operations vehicle, operated as the lead vehicle for a snow removal team, entered an active runway without clearance as the airplane was about to begin its takeoff roll. The airplane's crew noticed the headlights of the vehicle approaching on the runway and did not initiate their takeoff roll. The tower controller was not aware of the vehicle on the runway until advised by the airplane's crew. The airport was equipped with ASDE-X, which did not alert of the runway incursion due to the slow closure rate of the vehicle to the stationary aircraft. Postincident investigation revealed that the driver of the operations vehicle misidentified the runway for an adjacent taxiway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.