Lincoln Airport: Runway Incursions

67 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Lincoln, NE

By year

  • 20251
  • 20242
  • 20221
  • 20211
  • 20201
  • 20193
  • 20173
  • 20161
  • 20151
  • 20142
  • 20135
  • 20125
  • 20115
  • 20106
  • 20094
  • 20081
  • 20072
  • 20063
  • 20055
  • 20046
  • 20034
  • 20022
  • 20013

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence28
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications26
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision12
  • Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1

By type

  • Pilot deviation54
  • Vehicle or pedestrian8
  • Air traffic control5

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2014-12-01 · Lincoln Airport · C550 · RWY 35 · Category A

    LOCAL CONTROL (LC) CLEARED C550 TO LAND RUNWAY 35 APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES OUT. WHEN THE C550 WAS ON A ONE-MILE FINAL, LC CLEARED AN AIRPORT VEHICLE ONTO RUNWAY 35. VEHICLE PARKED ON THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD MARKINGS APPROXIMATELY 170 FEET FROM THE END AND 40 FEET WEST OF THE CENTERLINE. THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE TO WORK ON A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. VEHICLE DRIVER LATER REPORTED THE C550 OVERFLEW THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL. C550 WINGSPAN IS 52 FEET, WHICH WOULD HAVE PLACED THE WINGTIP 14 FEET LATERALLY FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE PILOT FLEW THE CENTERLINE. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF EVASIVE ACTION. LC DID NOT DETECT OR SEE THE EVENT. VISUAL RID WAS ACTIVATED BUT WITHOUT THE AURAL ALARM.

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.