Incident · 2009-12-04
What the record says
- Event date
- 2009-12-04
- Event type
- Incident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Operating rule
- Part 121
- Operator
- Pinnacle Airlines, Inc Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- PINNACLE AIRLINES INC
Probable cause
The ground controller did not monitor the progress of the fire truck to ensure that the driver followed the expected route. A contributing factor was the ground controller's misunderstanding of the fire truck driver's requested destination on the airport.
Source: NTSB case OPS10IA003Flight 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.