ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362292
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| Date: | Sunday 21 March 1993 |
| Time: | 10:06 LT |
| Type: |  Short 360 |
| Owner/operator: | Simmons Airlines |
| Registration: | N374MQ |
| MSN: | SH3684 |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KORD) |
| Decatur, IL (KDEC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE CONTROLLER ISSUED A TAKEOFF CLEARANCE FOR SIMMONS 4085 TO FLY THE RUNWAY HEADING. UNITED 556 WAS NEXT TO TAKEOFF AND WAS ISSUED A CLEARANCE TO FLY A HEADING OF 140 DEGREES AFTER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT DID NOT TURN IMMEDIATELY TO 140 DEGREES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE CONTROLLER TO CONTACT THE FLIGHT WERE TO NO AVAIL. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT THE UNITED FLIGHT FROM OVERTAKING THE SLOWER SIMMONS FLIGHT, THE CONTROLLER STOPPED UNITED FROM CLIMBING. RADAR SEPARATION OF 3 MILES HAD ALREADY BEEN LOST BY TIME THE UNITED FLIGHT STOPPED ITS CLIMB.
Probable Cause: THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN 3 MILES RADAR SEPARATION BETWEEN TWO AIRPLANES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE LOCAL CONTROLLER'S DELAY IN REMEDIAL ACTION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI93IA127
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2024 19:52 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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