Sheesh. That mess at LaGuardia last night…
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4mo
out on the tarmac.
Wow....
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HOKIERIT
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...on the tower. Apparently the firetruck was responding to a situation elsewhere at the airport, and the plane was cleared to land. If you have an active emergency with firetrucks responding on/across your runways, how are you still landing planes?
Terrible tragedy, that like most, that seems very preventable.
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4mo
but yes, overworked. Sounds like this airport was fully staffed at the time of the incident, with separate ground and local controllers. Ironically, had one person been handling both roles at that particular time this probably would not have happened...
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general.
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EDGEMAN
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...they gave clearance to the truck to cross the runway, then were calling the (landing?) plane to stop early (because they screwed up letting the truck cross), but we'll see what eventually comes out of the FAA investigation. Have a feeling it will be wrapped up fairly quickly.
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to stop.
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4mo
But I've read that "ground control" (movement on the ground) and "local control" (departures and arrivals) communicate on different radio frequencies. I read one transcript of a controller giving instructions to another arrival as well as the truck simultaneously. I'm thinking the truck didn't hear because they were on the wrong channel, or actually the right channel.
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