Napa County Airport: Runway Incursions
66 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Napa, CA
By year
- 20262
- 20252
- 20242
- 20231
- 20211
- 20203
- 20191
- 20188
- 20173
- 20163
- 20154
- 20141
- 20132
- 20121
- 20113
- 20103
- 20092
- 20087
- 20075
- 20067
- 20051
- 20041
- 20033
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence38
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision15
- Other / pre-2008 classifications12
- Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1
By type
- Pilot deviation47
- Vehicle or pedestrian16
- Other / unknown2
- Air traffic control1
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2007-05-05 · Napa County Airport · A-315 / C525 · RWY 24 · Category A
A HOT AIR BALLOON A315 HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO REMAIN AT HIS ORIGINAL TOUCHDOWN LOCATION NORTH OF RUNWAY 24 MIDFIELD (TAXIWAY CHARLIE) BUT PILOT DEPARTED WITHOUT A CLEARANCE AND CONFLICTED WITH A CESSNA C525 ON DEPARTURE ROLL RUNWAY 24 FULL LENGTH. THE A315 WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET OFF THE GROUND AND WAS APPROACHING PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY EDGE, RIGHT TO LEFT, WHEN THE C525 FLEW PAST WITH CLOSEST HORIZONTAL PROXIMITY REPORTED AS 30 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.