Boeing 737-700 C-FUWS
16 August 2007 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 August 2007 at about 19:57 local time, a Boeing 737-700 registered C-FUWS, operated by Westjet Air Center Inc, was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 296 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:57
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.9694, -118.2399
- Aircraft
- Boeing 737-700
- Registration
- C-FUWS
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Westjet Air Center Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 129: Foreign
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Calgary Alta → Los Angeles
- Aircraft damage
- Not recorded
- Weather
- VMC
- NTSB number
- OPS07IA009
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 |
Probable cause
The LAX north ground controller's failure to properly coordinate with the tower local controller prior to providing taxi instructions that permitted an aircraft to cross an active runway while another aircraft was departing. **This report was modified on December 12, 2007.**
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On August 16, 2007, at approximately 1257 Pacific daylight time, a runway incursion occurred involving West Jet (WJA) 900, B737 and Northwest Airlines (NWA) flight 180, an A320, at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California. WJA900 landed on runway 24R and exited at taxiway Y then changed to ground control frequency without authorization while the airplane was holding between the parallel runways. The tower controller cleared NWA180 for takeoff from runway 24L. Meanwhile, the pilot of WJA900 contracted ground control and said, "Ground, WJA900 with you on reverse [taxiway] yankee for gate 35." The ground controller believed that the tower controller had instructed the flight to cross runway 24L and responded, "WJA900, Los Angeles tower, taxi [via taxiway] echo to the gate." Ten seconds later, the pilot of WJA900 confirmed that the flight was cleared to cross runway 24L. The ground controller asked who called and the pilot again asked whether or not they were cleared to cross the runway. The ground controller then realized that WJA900 had not been instructed to cross runway 24L and told WJA900 to stop. According to the FAA and WJA, the airplane crossed the hold short line but did not enter the runway. According to the FAA, the two aircraft missed colliding by 37 feet (wingtip of A320 to the nose of the B737) as NWA180 departed runway 24L. The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS) activated on this incident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing 737-700 | C-FUWS | Westjet Air Center Inc | - |
| Airbus A320 | N348NW | Northwest Airlines Inc | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2007 | Piper PA-28-180 | Rosamond, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth VENTUS-2C | Bridgeport, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 8 Jul 2007 | Cessna 152 | Tracy, California, United States | California Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 May 2007 | Skygear SKYGEAR | Chino, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |