San Marcos Regional Airport: Runway Incursions
40 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · San Marcos, TX
By year
- 20252
- 20241
- 20231
- 20221
- 20202
- 20185
- 201710
- 20163
- 20156
- 20146
- 20131
- 20122
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence21
- Other / pre-2008 classifications12
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision6
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation22
- Vehicle or pedestrian12
- Other / unknown4
- Air traffic control2
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2022-09-08 · San Marcos Regional Airport · HELO / C172 · RY13/RY8 · Category B
ATC DID NOT PROVIDE INTERSECTING RUNWAY SEPARATION BETWEEN AIRCRAFT 1 AND AIRCRAFT 2. AIRCRAFT 1/HELO WAS CLEARED TOUCH AND GO RUNWAY 13 AND AIRCRAFT 2/C172 WAS CLEARED TOUCH AND GO RUNWAY 8. AIRCRAFT 2 WAS CROSSING THE RUNWAY 8 THRESHOLD WHEN AIRCRAFT 1 WAS ON 1/2 MILE FINAL FOR RUNWAY 13. LC ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE AIRCRAFT 1 CLEARANCE TO STOP AND GO BUT THE PILOT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE. AIRCRAFT 1 PASSED THE RUNWAY 8/13 INTERSECTION JUST BEFORE AIRCRAFT 2 FLEW THROUGH ON DEPARTURE. ESTIMATED CLOSEST PROXIMITY 307 FEET LATERAL.
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.