Gman
01-06-2007, 13:31
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62680
At around 7:30 a.m., the NTSB says a Frontier Airlines flight from St. Louis broke out of low clouds as it was about to land.
The Frontier flight crew, on flight 297, saw a Key Lime Air charter plane, flight 4216, had inadvertently entered onto the runway, according to the NTSB.
The pilot of the Key Lime Air plane, headed to Rifle, told investigators he had made a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong runway. This type of incident is called a "runway incursion."
The NTSB says the pilot of the Frontier flight immediately executed a missed approach after the control tower got an alert when an alarm went off. It is estimated the two planes came within 50 feet of each other.
At around 7:30 a.m., the NTSB says a Frontier Airlines flight from St. Louis broke out of low clouds as it was about to land.
The Frontier flight crew, on flight 297, saw a Key Lime Air charter plane, flight 4216, had inadvertently entered onto the runway, according to the NTSB.
The pilot of the Key Lime Air plane, headed to Rifle, told investigators he had made a wrong turn and ended up on the wrong runway. This type of incident is called a "runway incursion."
The NTSB says the pilot of the Frontier flight immediately executed a missed approach after the control tower got an alert when an alarm went off. It is estimated the two planes came within 50 feet of each other.