Near-Miss at Chicago O'Hare Involves American Eagle and Learjet (N624AE)

Incident Overview and Aircraft Details On July 22, 2008, at 1247 central daylight time, American Eagle flight 4298 (EGF298), registration N624AE, an Embraer Regional Jet 145 (E145), was departing runway 32L at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) when it conflicted with N252RP, a Learjet 60 (LJ60) on approach to runway 9R. The E145 was a scheduled passenger flight operating under 14 CFR Part 121, while the LJ60 was a business flight operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Both aircraft were on instrument flight rules flight plans. No injuries or damage were reported, and day visual meteorological conditions prevailed.