# Incident 20090618008299I: Airbus A320232, Boston, MA, June 18, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2009, 06:36 local time
- Place: Boston, MA
- Airport: General Edward Lawrence Logan
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 42.3578° N, 71.0064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3578&lon=-71.0064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N662AW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N662AW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A320-232 (registry code 3930326, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A320232
- People aboard: 89
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,400 total, 6,783 in this make and model, 146 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OPS09IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS09IA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090618008299I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)  A VEHICLE DEVIATION/RUNWAY INCURSION OCCURRED AT BOSTON MA WHEN A CONSTRUCTION VEHICLE CROSSED RUNWAY 15R AT TAXIWAY M WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION AT 0636 EDT, ON 6/18/09.  A USAA A320, FLIGHT 27 WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 15R AT THE TIME.  CLOSEST PROXIMITY WAS 500 FEET HORIZONTAL ON THE SURFACE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OPS09IA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS09IA008), Jun 18, 2009: Airbus A320 (N662AW), Boston, MA, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The vehicle operator's failure to follow the designated haul route to the construction site and his failure to adhere to airport driving procedures, which led to missed visual cues and lack of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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