# NTSB investigations, 2010: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB OPS11IA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS11IA101.md): Boeing 737-832 · 66 NM East of Hobe Sound, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Nov 11, 2010 · N3742C · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > Air traffic controllers did not maintain required awareness of available flight data and aircraft positions, resulting in issuance of an incorrect altitude clearance that caused a loss of standard instrument flight rules separation between the two aircraft.
- [NTSB OPS10IA574](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA574.md): Airbus Industrie A320-214 · Minneapolis, MN · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 2010 · N122US · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The Local North Controller's issuance of a left-turn heading to the Airbus without establishing the position and heading of the Beech. Contributing to the incident was the Local South Controller's distraction with a ground movement operation and lack of…
- [NTSB DCA10LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA10LA083.md): Embraer ERJ 170 100 SE · Summit, MS · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2010 · N856RW · No damage
  > the abrupt maneuver that was appropriately initiated to comply with the TCAS resolution advisory caused by the momentary projected loss of separation from converging traffic. Contributing to the accident was a passenger's decision to disregard the seatbelt…
- [NTSB OPS10IA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA163.md): Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Burbank, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 29, 2010 · N953SW · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local controller’s failure to issue control instructions necessary to ensure positive control/standard separation of traffic operating within the Class C airspace.
- [NTSB OPS10IA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA155.md): Embraer EMB-135KL · Chicago, IL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Apr 22, 2010 · N806AE · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The air traffic controller's issuance of an improper takeoff clearance to the pilot of the Embraer. Contributing to the incident was the instructor’s inadequate monitoring of the trainee local controller.
- [NTSB OPS10IA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA020.md): Boeing 777-222 · San Francisco, CA · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 27, 2010 · N216UA · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The local controller's issuance of a takeoff clearance to the Boeing 777 without ensuring that approved separation would exist with the Cessna 182. Contributing to the incident were tower procedures that permitted transitioning aircraft to cross the runway 28…
- [NTSB OPS10IA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA014.md): Boeing 737 · Worton, MD · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 25, 2010 · N27239 · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The R10/12 controller issued an improper vector and descent clearance to the GII that put the airplane on a coverging flight path with the B737. Contributing to the incident was the failure of the FAA's training program to correct ongoing controller…
- [NTSB OPS10IA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OPS10IA015.md): Cessna 208B · Phoenix, AZ · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Mar 20, 2010 · N992FE · 2 aircraft · No damage
  > The Cessna 208 pilot’s failure to identify the correct landing runway.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2010
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT s.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' s WHERE s."tier2Number" = '260' AND s.case_mkey IN (SELECT case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_events.parquet' WHERE "isDefiningEvent"))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/260/sequence?year=2010

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