Pilot Debrief

Piper PA-46 near Fresno, CA — 2008-08-29

Final reportOPS08IA013
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Date
2008-08-29
Location
Fresno, CA, USA
Aircraft
Piper PA-46
Registration
N9219T
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The tower controller's failure to ensure the runway was clear before allowing Skywest 69R to land. Factors contributing to the incident were the Malibu pilot's and tower controller's unfamiliarity with the airport layout.

NTSB narrative

On August 28, 2008, about 2107 Pacific daylight time, a runway incursion and near-collision occurred between N9219T, a Piper Malibu, and Skywest Airlines flight 69R (SKW69R), a Canadair CRJ-200. Both aircraft were landing on runway 29R at the Fresno-Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Fresno, California, and were under control of the FAT airport traffic control tower. Malibu 9219T was operating under visual flight rules (VFR) as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 91 flight from John Wayne Airport (SNA) to FAT. SKW69R was a 14 CFR part 121 scheduled air carrier operating under instrument flight rules from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) to FAT. There were 4 crew and 42 passengers aboard the Skywest flight, and 1 pilot and 5 passengers aboard the Malibu. There were no reports of damage or injuries aboard either aircraft.

NTSB coding

  • Runway incursion veh/AC/person · Taxi-from runway
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