ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 371780
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 1987 |
| Time: | 13:53 LT |
| Type: |  Boeing 737-2T2 |
| Owner/operator: | Delta Air Lines |
| Registration: | N4571M |
| MSN: | 22793/892 |
| Engine model: | GE CFM-56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 87 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Los Angeles, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Albuquerque, NM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DELTA FLT 1605 LANDED ON RWY 25L. AFTER CROSSING RWY 25R, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE FLT TO CONTACT THE GND CONTROLLER. THE GROUND CONTROLLER INSTRUCTED THE FLT TO TURN WEST ON THE OUTER TAXIWAY. THE CAPT BECAME DISORIENTATED AND INADVERTENTLY REENTERED RWY 25R. HE IMMEDIATELY REALIZED HIS MISTAKE AND EXECUTED A 180 DEG TURN AND EXITED THE RWY. WHEN THE FLT ENTERED RWY 25R, UNITED AIRLINES FLT 14, A DC-10 HAD ALREADY BEGUN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL. THE CAPT ABOARD UAL FLT 14 ELECTED TO CONTINUE ITS TAKEOFF ROLL, ROTATED AND BEGAN ITS CLIMB. UAL FLT 14 CROSSED OVER DELTA FLT 1605 ABOUT 200 FT A.G.L. DELTA'S CAPT REPTD THAT DUE TO HEAVY CONSTRUCTION AT THE TERMINAL AREA HE BECAME DISORIENTATED EVEN THOUGH HE HAD FLOWN AT LAX FOR MANY YEARS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE RWY 25R SIGN WAS NOT VISIBLE. INVESTIGATORS FOUND THAT THE SIGN HAD BEEN BLOWN OVER. THE FIRST OFFICER REPTD THAT WHILE THE CAPT WAS TAXIING THE ACFT HE WAS BUSY COMPLETING THE AFTER LNDG CHECKLIST.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX88IA064
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 January 1988 | N4571M | Delta Air Lines | 0 | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) |  |
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| Aborted takeoff | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 09:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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