Incident · 2023-02-16

NTSB case DCA23LA179 · BOEING 737-823 · Part 121

What the record says

Event date: 2023-02-16
Event type: Incident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: BOEING 737-823 (N976NN)
Operating rule: Part 121
Operator: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AMERICAN AIRLINES INC

Probable cause

The local controller’s failure to prioritize and properly monitor the runway and airport environment along with his erroneous assumption that ROU 1633 would depart from runway 14 before AAL2172 arrived to land on the same runway, which resulted in a loss of separation between both airplanes.

Source: NTSB case DCA23LA179

Flight crew

No flight-crew details recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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