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Runway Incursions Rising

Miscommunications are a Major Cause of Runway Incursions.  Below is a regional survey breakdown of the 39 runway incursion errors caused by pilots in the Northeast region:

12 - Entered runway or crossed runway hold bars without ATC clearance*

11 - Issued and read back hold short instructions, then entered runway

4 - Landed without ATC clearance

10 - Departed without ATC clearance*

2 - Departed from wrong runway

* A single aircraft is responsible for multiple (2) RIs

Miscommunications are a major cause of runway incursions. Please take a look at the next five pages, located on the link below, which features information regarding communications with Air Traffic Control.

Related Link(s):
FAA Safety Web site
Radio technique PDF guide


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