Embraer EMB145 N655AE

Summary

On 27 June 2018 at about 17:51 local time, a Embraer EMB145 registered N655AE, operated by Envoy Air Inc, was involved in an incident near Springfield, Missouri, 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

27 June 2018 at 17:51

Classification

Incident

Location

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Springfield-Branson National A (SGF)

Coordinates

37.2456, -93.3886

Aircraft

Embraer EMB145

Registration

N655AE

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

2

Operator

Envoy Air Inc

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Chicago O'Hare

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

OPS18IA014

Injuries not recorded.

The local controller failing to follow established facility directives and issuing a clearance for takeoff from a runway not under his control.

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

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The runway incursion sequence began when the air traffic control (ATC) local controller (LC) cleared (ENY3660) for takeoff from an inactive runway that had been NOTAM’d closed for arrivals to accommodate airfield mowing in the underrun. Interviews with controllers after the incident revealed SGF runway 14 had been NOTAM’d closed by SGF Airport Operations for arrivals but was available for departures. There were mowers in the underrun of runway 14 in the runway safety area (RSA) that prohibited an overflight by landing air traffic. The NOTAM was published and available to aircrew and air traffic control via the FAA website and covered the period from 1230 UTC to 2100 UTC. Because runway 14/32 was closed to landing traffic, SGF standard operating procedures permitted the transfer of control for the runway to the ground controller (GC) position to use for runway crossings without the need for coordination with LC. Because GC now had operational control of the runway, the LC was required to request the use of the closed runway from the GC prior to issuing any clearances for takeoff. The pilot of ENY3660 requested to use runway 14 for a departure, and the GC approved the request and issued taxi instructions to runway 14. While the airplane was taxiing to runway 14, VAN7 requested to cross runway 14 while GC maintained operational control of the runway. Because GC had control of the runway, there was no requirement to coordinate the closed runway vehicle crossing with LC. When the pilot of ENY3660 called the LC ready for takeoff from runway 14, the LC issued a takeoff clearance without coordinating with GC.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.