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Aviation incident OPS08IA012

NONE · CESSNA 172 · 2008-08-27 · Reading, PA, USA

Event

NTSB number
OPS08IA012
Event ID
20080829X01353
Type
Incident
Date
2008-08-27
Location
Reading, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.400901, -75.93946

Injuries

Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2

Aircraft

Make
CESSNA
Model
172
Registration
N54020
FAR Part
091
Engines
Damage

Conditions

Light
Weather
VMC

Probable cause

The tower local controller permitted an aircraft to conduct a low approach and another aircraft to land on a closed runway. Contributing to the incident were the arrival radar controller who failed to correct the local controller when advised an aircraft would be landing on a closed runway and the facility management's tower staffing policy.

Source

Authoritative
NTSB CAROL
Machine
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