- Date
- January 10, 2007, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Atlanta, GA
- Injuries
- 173 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N750ATBoeing 757-212
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Operational Factors Division
- Parties
- Headquarters
- Case key
- 65160
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
This incident was caused by the local controller's issuance of an improper takeoff clearance to DAL1606. Contributing was the failure of the oncoming and outgoing local controllers to provide and receive a complete position relief briefing; and the oncoming controller's failure to use all available information sources to facilitate situational awareness.
Analysis
Incident occurred on January 10, 2007 at about 1630 EST involving Delta Airlines (DAL) flight 1606, a Boeing 757-212, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Controllers were in the process of changing the runway configuration from landing and departing from the west to landing and departing to the east. The tower local controller instructed DAL1606, "cleared for take off runway 9L, fly heading 110 at the marker". Controller then saw an aircraft on landing roll on runway 27L and noticed there were still other aircraft inbound for runway 27L and instructed DAL1606 to abort the takeoff.
Captain aborted at 140 knots, and exited the runway. He asked the ground controller to watch the airplane as it taxied back to the ramp because the brake temperature was up and he was concerned about fire; at that time there was no smoke. As the plane was taxiing to the gate, the controller noticed smoke coming from the right main gear and called for crash, fire, and rescue services. Three tires were deflated but there was no fire.
There were no injuries to the 6 crew or 167 passengers.
Factual narrative
Incident occurred on January 10, 2007 at about 1630 EST involving Delta Airlines (DAL) flight 1606, a Boeing 757-212, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Controllers were in the process of changing the runway configuration from landing and departing from the west to landing and departing to the east. The tower local controller instructed DAL1606, "cleared for take off runway 9L, fly heading 110 at the marker". Controller then saw an aircraft on landing roll on runway 27L and noticed there were still other aircraft inbound for runway 27L and instructed DAL1606 to abort the takeoff.
Captain aborted at 140 knots, and exited the runway. He asked the ground controller to watch the airplane as it taxied back to the ramp because the brake temperature was up and he was concerned about fire; at that time there was no smoke. As the plane was taxiing to the gate, the controller noticed smoke coming from the right main gear and called for crash, fire, and rescue services. Three tires were deflated but there was no fire.
There were no injuries to the 6 crew or 167 passengers.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N750AT
- Reported as
- Boeing 757-212
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Part 121
- Operator
- Delta Airlines Inc Dfw Base Maintenance, doing business as Delta Airlines
- Departed
- Atlanta, GA
- Destination
- PBI · West Palm Beach, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ATL · The William B Hartsfield Atlan, runway 9L, 11,890 × 150 ft, concrete
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Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)
- Wind
- 350° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 10 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.38 inHg
- Observed at
- KATL
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