Joint Base Andrews: Runway Incursions
47 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Camp Springs, MD
By year
- 20253
- 20241
- 20237
- 20222
- 20211
- 20201
- 20192
- 20182
- 20163
- 20152
- 20143
- 20122
- 20101
- 20093
- 20081
- 20061
- 20052
- 20044
- 20034
- 20022
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence20
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision13
- Other / pre-2008 classifications13
- Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1
By type
- Vehicle or pedestrian22
- Air traffic control14
- Pilot deviation11
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2006-10-19 · Joint Base Andrews · LJ35 · RWY 19L · Category A
LOCAL CONTROL (LC) AUTHORIZED GROUND CONTROL (GC) TO PROCEED ONTO RUNWAY 19L WITH AIRPORT VEHICLES. LC DID NOT PLACE "RUNWAY CLOSED" MEMORY JOGGER STRIPS IN APPROPRIATE BAYS. A LEARJET LJ35 WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION ON RUNWAY 19L. THE LJ35 COMPLETED A TOUCH AND GO WHILE AIRPORT VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON RUNWAY 19L AND 1,500 FEET FROM DEPARTURE END. IN ADDITION, A BARRIER MAINTENANCE VEHICLE WAS CLEARING THE RUNWAY EASTBOUND AT THE BAK-12 CABLE, 1,500 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END. THE LJ35 TOUCHED DOWN BY E3, ROTATING PRIOR TO E4, AND FLEW OVER AIRPORT VEHICLE NEARING BAK-12 WITH CLOSEST PROXIMITY REPORTED AS 100 FEET VERTICAL. DISTANCE FROM E4 TO BAK-12 IS APPROXIMATELY 1,200 FEET.
Counts are reported events, not a danger ranking. Before FY2008 the FAA used a narrower definition, so earlier years are not directly comparable.
Source: FAA Runway Safety (RWS) database, via ASIAS · United States Government public domain.