Buchanan Field: Runway Incursions
146 reported incursions · 4 serious (Category A/B) · Concord, CA
By year
- 20263
- 20256
- 20242
- 202311
- 202214
- 20216
- 20204
- 201912
- 201815
- 201710
- 20165
- 201511
- 20142
- 20136
- 20121
- 20101
- 20091
- 20084
- 20074
- 20061
- 20054
- 20043
- 200311
- 20028
- 20011
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence88
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision41
- Other / pre-2008 classifications13
- Category B — significant separation loss2
- Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided2
By type
- Pilot deviation110
- Vehicle or pedestrian21
- Air traffic control14
- Other / unknown1
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2020-12-19 · Buchanan Field · B350 · 19R · Category B
(EVENT 2 OF 2) ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT 1 FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 19R AFTER RECEIVING A REPORT OF A PEDESTRIAN ON THE RUNWAY. A VEHICLE DRIVER REPORTED TO ATC THAT THEY OBSERVED SOMEONE SLEEPING ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 1L NEAR THE TAXIWAY G SIGN. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER ADVISED AN AIRPORT VEHICLE OF THE REPORT. THE AIRPORT VEHICLE DRIVER SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE OUT THERE IN A SECOND. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER ADVISED AIRCRAFT 1/B350 TO USE CAUTION DUE TO THE REPORT THAT THEY RECEIVED AND CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 19R (OPPOSITE DIRECTION). AFTER AIRCRAFT 1 DEPARTED, THE LOCAL CONTROLLER APPROVED THE AIRPORT VEHICLE DRIVER TO PROCEED ONTO RUNWAY 01L WHERE THEY FOUND AN UNCONSCIOUS PERSON LAYING ON THE RUNWAY. ESTIMATED CLOSEST PROXIMITY BETWEEN AIRCRAFT 1 AND THE PEDESTRIAN IS 500FT.
2003-10-15 · Buchanan Field · C150 / PA44 · RWY 32R · Category A
2002-09-10 · Buchanan Field · C172 / P28A · RWY 1L/32R · Category A
2002-04-02 · Buchanan Field · C172 / TB20 · RWY 32R · Category B
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.