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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 550 · Reading, PA · August 3, 2008

Date: August 3, 2008 · 15:19 local
Place: Reading, PA
Airport: Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Fie
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N827DP
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08FA265
Reported as: Cessna 550
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,800 total2,800 in this make and model30 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.

(-23) Local controller authorized landing aircraft and mowing tractor to be on runway at same time. They collided at a crossing intersection. Local procedures have been changed to authorize ground vehicles to receive clearance to hold short of runways until specific clearnce to cross is issued.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) LOCAL CONTROLLER AUTHORIZED LANDING AIRCRAFT AND MOWING TRACTOR TO BE ON RUNWAY AT SAME TIME. THEY COLLIDED AT A CROSSING INTERSECTION. LOCAL PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO AUTHORIZE GROUND VEHICLES TO RECEIVE CLEARANCE TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAYS UNTIL SPECIFIC CLEARNCE TO CROSS IS ISSUED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC08FA265Accident · No injuriesField investigationFinal reportReading, PAThe air traffic controller’s failure to properly monitor the runway environment. Contributing to the accident was the tractor operator’s failure to scan the active runway prior to crossing, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s inadequate emphasis on…Aug 3, 2008 · Substantial damage