2007 San Francisco International Airport runway incursion
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The 2007 San Francisco International Airport runway incursion occurred around 1:36 p.m. PDT on May 26, 2007, when SkyWest Airlines Flight 5741, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop aircraft, nearly collided with Republic Airways Flight 4912, an Embraer 170 Regional Jet, at the intersection of Runways 1L and 28R at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).[1]
Incident | |
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Date | May 26, 2007 (2007-05-26) |
Summary | Runway incursion due to ATC error |
Site | San Francisco International Airport, California, US 37.62072°N 122.37452°W / 37.62072; -122.37452 |
Total injuries | 0 |
Total survivors | 27 (all) |
First aircraft | |
The Embraer 170 Regional Jet aircraft involved in the incursion. | |
Type | Embraer 170 Regional Jet |
Operator | Republic Airways (o/a Frontier Airlines) |
IATA flight No. | YX4912 |
ICAO flight No. | RPA4912 |
Call sign | BRICKYARD 4912 |
Registration | N872RW |
Passengers | 11 |
Crew | 4 |
Second aircraft | |
The Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop aircraft involved in the incursion. | |
Type | Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia |
Operator | SkyWest Airlines (o/a United Express) |
ICAO flight No. | SKW5741 |
Call sign | SKYWEST 5741 |
Registration | N232SW |
Passengers | 9 |
Crew | 3 |
There were no injuries to occupants and no damage to either aircraft.[2]: 6 [3] Federal Aviation Administration officials described the runway incursion as the most serious incident of its kind in at least a decade, and the National Transportation Safety Board carried out an investigation into the incident.[4][5][6]