19961203043609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing 737-2T4 · Denver, CO · December 3, 1996

Date
December 3, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place
Denver, CO
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
SPAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N703S
Reported as
Boeing 7372T4
People aboard
114
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,800 total3,500 in this make and model90 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: sierra pacific spa 35 approved to depart runway 17L. At 125 knots, approximately halfway down the runway, the tower contacted spa 35 to abort takeoff due to possible conflict. A/c aborted takeoff. After coming to a complete stop, a/c exited the active, and proceeded to taxiway. After confirmation with tower, crew was approved to park on taxiway approach to examine a/c. a/c blew number 3 and 4 tire fuse plugs. No injury to passengers or crewmembers. Passengers were bussed to terminal. Air traffic controller aborted a/c due to possible conflict of another a/c, I.e. FAA flight check aircraft/ king air, approaching runway 17L to close. Flight check aircraft was on TRACON frequency, not tower freq. Better briefing's by okc flight check personnel as well better coordination among controller staff will be ascertained in the future.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: SIERRA PACIFIC SPA 35 APPROVED TO DEPART RUNWAY 17L. AT 125 KNOTS, APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE TOWER CONTACTED SPA 35 TO ABORT TAKEOFF DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT. A/C ABORTED TAKEOFF. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, A/C EXITED THE ACTIVE, AND PROCEEDED TO TAXIWAY. AFTER CONFIRMATION WITH TOWER, CREW WAS APPROVED TO PARK ON TAXIWAY APPROACH TO EXAMINE A/C. A/C BLEW NUMBER 3 AND 4 TIRE FUSE PLUGS. NO INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR CREWMEMBERS. PASSENGERS WERE BUSSED TO TERMINAL. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ABORTED A/C DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF ANOTHER A/C, I.E. FAA FLIGHT CHECK AIRCRAFT/ KING AIR, APPROACHING RUNWAY 17L TO CLOSE. FLIGHT CHECK AIRCRAFT WAS ON TRACON FREQUENCY, NOT TOWER FREQ. BETTER BRIEFING'S BY OKC FLIGHT CHECK PERSONNEL AS WELL BETTER COORDINATION AMONG CONTROLLER STAFF WILL BE ASCERTAINED IN THE FUTURE.

Other reports on N703S · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.