pilot754

Hope you all appreciate this!


The National Transportation Safety Board is
investigating a runway incursion today at Denver
International Airport involving two airliners.

At 7:28 a.m. MST, Frontier Airlines flight 297, an
Airbus A-319, broke out of low clouds as it was about to
land on runway 35 left. The Frontier flight crew saw a
Swearingen Metroliner, Key Lime Air flight 4216, which had
inadvertently entered the runway. The Frontier flight
immediately executed a missed approach. It is estimated
that the aircraft came within 50 feet of each other.

The Airport Movement Area Safety System (AMASS)
alerted the control tower personnel of the situation at the
same time the Frontier crew saw the Metroliner on the
runway. Weather at the time of the incident was one-half mile
visibility, ceiling 600 feet overcast, snow and mist.

The Federal Aviation Administration is assisting in
the investigation.

ryane946

Of all the airports to have a major runway incursion at, Denver seems the least likely. Every runway is atleast 4000ft apart. No intersecting runways. Four run North/South while two run East/West. Runway crossing is typically not necessary for departure and quite often not necessary after arrival. This must have been one of those odd cases.

Glad to hear any incident was avoided. Weather in Denver was cloudy, cold, and snowy today!

ToiletDuck

wow 50ft. That's quite amazing.

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rickair7777

Yeah, if it was a CAT-II they might have been hosed.