Takeoff at Logan aborted by errors

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
Date: October 7, 2005 12:51:46 AM EDT
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Subject: Takeoff at Logan aborted by errors



Takeoff at Logan aborted by errors
Runway incursion is 2d in just over a week

By Mac Daniel, Globe Staff  |  October 6, 2005

An American Airlines jet aborted its takeoff at Logan International
Airport Tuesday, after errors by a pilot and a controller allowed
another plane to cross onto its runway, federal officials said
yesterday.

A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, Jim Peters, could not
say how close the planes had come to colliding, but said the American
Airlines flight was rolling at the time its takeoff clearance was
canceled. An aviation source familiar with the investigation said the
planes came within 1,000 feet.

Peters said he did not know how many passengers and crew members each
plane was carrying.

The incident was the second runway incursion in just over a week. On
Sept. 27, a FedEx cargo jet that had just started its takeoff came
within 2,000 feet of a twin-propeller plane crossing the same runway.

The two incidents bring to 16 the number of runway incursions since
October 2004 at Logan, a number that has alarmed airport and federal
officials.

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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/10/06/ 
takeoff_at_logan_aborted_by_errors/




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