Duluth International Airport: Runway Incursions
81 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Duluth, MN
By year
- 20261
- 20252
- 20245
- 20233
- 20223
- 20217
- 20205
- 20195
- 20184
- 20172
- 20166
- 20153
- 20144
- 20135
- 20124
- 20102
- 20081
- 20062
- 20053
- 20042
- 20033
- 20028
- 20011
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence37
- Other / pre-2008 classifications22
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision21
- Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1
By type
- Pilot deviation40
- Vehicle or pedestrian27
- Air traffic control14
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2005-10-12 · Duluth International Airport · SR22 · RWY 9 · Category A
A CIRRUS SR22 WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 9 AND PILOT VERIFIED CURRENT ATIS STATING THE FIRST 3,000 FEET OF RUNWAY 9 WAS CLOSED AND LOCAL CONTROL ALSO ADVISED THE PILOT. THE SR22 TOUCHED DOWN IN THE CLOSED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET BEYOND THE BAK 12/14 ARRESTING CABLE WHERE THE PERSONNEL AND VEHICLES WERE THEN FLEW UP TO MISS THE CONE BARRICADES APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET AWAY AND THEN LANDED ON OPEN PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE PERSONNEL WERE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE RUNWAY AT THE TIME BUT THERE WAS EQUIPMENT ON THE RUNWAY AT THE BAK 12/14 CABLE. A REPORT WAS FILED STATING THE PILOT DID NOT DO ANYTHING "UNSAFE". WITNESSES AND ATCT VERIFIED THAT AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN CLOSED PORTION OF RUNWAY AND LIFTED BACK UP TO CLEAR THE BARRIERS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AND WILL REMAIN AS A RUNWAY INCURSION.
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.