Dane County Regional Truax Field: Runway Incursions

115 reported incursions · 2 serious (Category A/B) · Madison, WI

By year

  • 20254
  • 20245
  • 20233
  • 20226
  • 20215
  • 20203
  • 20195
  • 201810
  • 20173
  • 20166
  • 20158
  • 20145
  • 20135
  • 20128
  • 20116
  • 20104
  • 20096
  • 20083
  • 20076
  • 20063
  • 20052
  • 20043
  • 20035
  • 20021

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence52
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision46
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications15
  • Category B — significant separation loss2

By type

  • Pilot deviation79
  • Air traffic control27
  • Vehicle or pedestrian8
  • Other / unknown1

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2004-02-10 · Dane County Regional Truax Field · PA24 / CRJ1 · RWY 36R · Category B

    A PIPER PA24 WAS INSTRUCTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED TAXI TO RUNWAY 36 VIA TAXIWAY B-4. THE PA24 STOPPED ON TAXIWAY B-4 BUT THEN STARTED MOVING TOWARDS RUNWAY 36 WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION WHILE A CANADAIR CRJ1 WAS COMMENCING TAKEOFF ROLL RUNWAY 36. GROUND CONTROL (GC) INSTRUCTED THE PA24 TO STOP, WHICH THE PILOT DID AS THE CRJ1 PASSED TAXIWAY B-4. THE PA24 STOPPED JUST PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY EDGE, BUT DID NOT ENTER THE RUNWAY. ESTIMATED HORIZONTAL SEPARATION AS THE CRJ1 PASSED THE PA24S POSITION WAS 60 FEET. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD SET HIS PARKING BRAKE, AND THEN WAS HEADS DOWN LOOKING AT RUN-UP AND DID NOT REALIZE HIS AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING FORWARD.
  • 2003-01-03 · Dane County Regional Truax Field · C172 / E135 · RWY 36 · 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.