Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport: Runway Incursions
57 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Cincinnati / Covington, KY
By year
- 20254
- 20247
- 20232
- 20201
- 20191
- 20182
- 20174
- 20164
- 20153
- 20141
- 20133
- 20092
- 20082
- 20071
- 20054
- 20047
- 20034
- 20024
- 20011
By severity category
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision30
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence18
- Other / pre-2008 classifications8
- Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1
By type
- Air traffic control24
- Pilot deviation23
- Vehicle or pedestrian10
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2004-10-19 · Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · SW4 / CRJ2 · RWY 18R/27 · Category A
A SWEARINGEN SW4 LANDED ON RUNWAY 18R AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO TURN OFF VIA TAXIWAY JULIET BUT WAS NOT ADVISED OF ANY CROSSING TRAFFIC. THE SW4 ACKNOWLEDGED INSTRUCTIONS FOR JULIET. LC THEN ISSUED A CANADAIR CRJ2, WHO HAD BEEN HOLDING IN POSITION ON INTERSECTING RUNWAY 27, A TAKEOFF CLEARANCE WITHOUT INSURING THE SW4 WAS CLEAR OF RUNWAY 18R. THE SW4 ADVISED LC THEY MISSED JULIET (LOCAL TIME WAS 00:25, VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER (.25) MILE IN DRIZZLE, SIGNAGE LIGHTS FOR JULIET AND KILO WERE NOT WORKING). LC INSTRUCTED THE SW4 TO STOP BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD ALREADY ENTERED THE INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 27/18R. THE CRJ2 SAW THE SW4 ENTER RUNWAY 27, ABORTED THEIR TAKE-OFF, APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING, AND MANEUVERED TO GO BEHIND THE SW4. CLOSEST PROXIMITY WAS REPORTED AS 30 FEET LATERAL. CRJ2 PILOT SAYS BRAKING USED WAS 10 ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10, MOVED TO THE RIGHT TO MISS, PASSED THE SW4 AT 30-40 KTS, AND CLEARED BY 20 (NOT 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.