Incident · 2005-11-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-11-09
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-400 (NUNKNOWN)
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- US AIRWAYS INC Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- US AIRWAYS INC
Probable cause
the local controller's failure to monitor the operation and recognize a developing traffic conflict which resulted in a loss of separation between USA1251 and ComAir 5026. Contributing to the accident was the controller's incorrect prioritization of his workload.
Source: NTSB case OPS06IA001Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.