Embraer EMB 145LR N698CB
18 February 2015 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 February 2015 at about 03:45 local time, a Embraer EMB 145LR registered N698CB, operated by American Eagle Airlines, was involved in an incident near Chicago, Illinois, United States. 113 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 03:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chicago O'hare Intl (ORD)
- Coordinates
- 41.9717, -87.9019
- Aircraft
- Embraer EMB 145LR
- Registration
- N698CB
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- American Eagle Airlines
- Operating rule
- Part 121: Air Carrier
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chicago → Columbus
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night
- NTSB number
- OPS15IA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
Probable cause
The flight crew's failure to manage cockpit tasks during taxi resulting in a loss of situation awareness and subsequently taxiing past a required turn point and onto an active runway without clearance. Contributing to the runway incursion was the ground controllers ineffective monitoring to ensure issued taxi instructions were followed.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The flight crew of GJS3710 was heads down during taxi and missed the turn from taxiway F to taxiway N, did not observe the flashing runway guard lights at the edge of runway 28R and taxiway F, and taxied onto runway 28R without clearance, nearly colliding with ENY3084. The closest proximity between center of each airplane was estimated to be about 94 feet, which corresponds to approximately 20 to 30 feet between wingtips. According to interviews with the flight crew of GJS3710, the first officer was head down doing cockpit tasks and coordinating with the flight attendant for pre-takeoff passenger requirements. The captain, operating the aircraft, gave way to an inbound 757 on taxiway A. The captain stated that as he was approaching taxiway F, he looked down to confirm the frequency settings in the cockpit and when he looked up again, he thought he was passing taxiway B on taxiway F, but was actually passing taxiway N on taxiway F. He stated that he did not see the runway guard lights at the intersection of taxiway F and runway 28R. This loss of situation awareness resulted in GJS3710 entering runway 28R without clearance. The ASDE-X was working normally and alarmed, indicating a conflict on runway 28R; however, the air traffic control front-line manager on duty in the tower stated that there was insufficient time to cancel ENY3084's takeoff clearance. ENY3084 maneuvered to the left of runway centerline to avoid GJS3710, and then continued takeoff. Following the event, taxiway F was closed from taxiway N to taxiway P, removing direct access to the runway from the terminal ramp on taxiway F.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Embraer EMB 145LR LR | N698CB | American Eagle Airlines | - |
| Bombardier CL 600 2C10 700C | N154GJ | GoJet Airlines | - |
Other Embraer EMB-145LR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2015 | Embraer EMB 145LR | Springfield, Missouri, United States | American Eagle Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 2014 | Embraer EMB 145LR | London, Canada | Expressjet | Unknown | - |
| 5 Oct 2014 | Embraer EMB 145LR | Jamaica, New York, United States | Chautauqua Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 2013 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Hebron, Kentucky, United States | Chautauqua Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 2013 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Expressjet Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 29 Dec 2012 | Embraer EMB-145LR | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Eagle Airlines Inc | Serious injuries | - |
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