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FAA incident report · Doug MD88 · Cleveland, OH · December 23, 1995

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Date
December 23, 1995 · 06:20 local
Place
Cleveland, OH
Airport
Cleveland-Hopkins International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
DALA
Aircraft
N933DC
Reported as
Doug MD88
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT8D1
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,000 total1,889 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 12-23-95, captain clinton d. bowling, at approx. 0602 LCL taxied out as dala flt. 1419, for departure on runway 23L at Cleveland Hopkins airport. There was a heavy snowfall prior to departure with large snow banks and snow covered taxiways/runways. Obscuring signs/markings. Dala 1419 was given take-off clearance and completed a wrong-runway departure on runway (28) 4500' instead of 23L. The crew was unaware of the wrong runway departure until after climb-out. Investigation has revealed a number of wrong runway departures and runway incursions at this area (23L, 23R, 28) even in good weather when the signs and runway markings are identifiable, and daylight conditions existed. The captain and first officer were flight checked (satisfactory) and provided information to all delta crews concerning this incident. Via their airline paper. ATC, NTSB (ASRS), Cleveland airport, cle FSDO have notified users of this area. This airport has been added as a special airport and most users now have guidance (area of confusion) to alert them of this area. The area of confusion is currently being reviewed for safety by FAA regional (airport flight standards) and local (city airport, ATC) personnel. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 12-23-95, CAPTAIN CLINTON D. BOWLING, AT APPROX. 0602 LCL TAXIED OUT AS DALA FLT. 1419, FOR DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 23L AT CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT. THERE WAS A HEAVY SNOWFALL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE WITH LARGE SNOW BANKS AND SNOW COVERED TAXIWAYS/RUNWAYS. OBSCURING SIGNS/MARKINGS. DALA 1419 WAS GIVEN TAKE-OFF CLEARANCE AND COMPLETED A WRONG-RUNWAY DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY (28) 4500' INSTEAD OF 23L. THE CREW WAS UNAWARE OF THE WRONG RUNWAY DEPARTURE UNTIL AFTER CLIMB-OUT. INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED A NUMBER OF WRONG RUNWAY DEPARTURES AND RUNWAY INCURSIONS AT THIS AREA (23L, 23R, 28) EVEN IN GOOD WEATHER WHEN THE SIGNS AND RUNWAY MARKINGS ARE IDENTIFIABLE, AND DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS EXISTED. THE CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER WERE FLIGHT CHECKED (SATISFACTORY) AND PROVIDED INFORMATION TO ALL DELTA CREWS CONCERNING THIS INCIDENT. VIA THEIR AIRLINE PAPER. ATC, NTSB (ASRS), CLEVELAND AIRPORT, CLE FSDO HAVE NOTIFIED USERS OF THIS AREA. THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN ADDED AS A SPECIAL AIRPORT AND MOST USERS NOW HAVE GUIDANCE (AREA OF CONFUSION) TO ALERT THEM OF THIS AREA. THE AREA OF CONFUSION IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED FOR SAFETY BY FAA REGIONAL (AIRPORT FLIGHT STANDARDS) AND LOCAL (CITY AIRPORT, ATC) PERSONNEL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^