Palm Springs International Airport: Runway Incursions
112 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Palm Springs, CA
By year
- 20257
- 202410
- 20221
- 20218
- 20202
- 20199
- 20175
- 20167
- 20156
- 20143
- 20132
- 20125
- 20112
- 20101
- 20092
- 20084
- 200711
- 20069
- 20053
- 20045
- 20033
- 20026
- 20011
By severity category
- Category D — no immediate safety consequence74
- Other / pre-2008 classifications27
- Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision10
- Category B — significant separation loss1
By type
- Pilot deviation94
- Vehicle or pedestrian11
- Air traffic control6
- Other / unknown1
Serious incursions (Category A and B)
2006-01-07 · Palm Springs International Airport · P28A / C337 · RWY 31R/L · Category B
A PIPER PA28A WAS INSTRUCTED TO CROSS OVER THE FIELD FOR RIGHT DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 31R WHICH PILOT READ BACK CORRECTLY. WHEN LOCAL CONTROL OBSERVED THE PA28A PASS OVER THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 31R AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY PILOT CORRECTLY. THE PA28A INSTEAD LANDED RUNWAY 13R OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND CONFLICTED WITH A CESSNA C337 LANDING ON RUNWAY 31L AT THE TIME. AFTER LANDING THE C337 OBSERVED THE PA28A APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STAYED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STOPPING BETWEEN TAXIWAY H AND W1. IT THEN APPEARED TO THE C337 PILOT THAT THE PA28A WAS AT TAXI SPEED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET FROM IT'S POSITION. THE PA28A TAXIED PAST THE C337'S RIGHT SIDE EXITING AT TAXIWAY C1. ATCT DID NOT SEE THE PA28A ON THE RUNWAY.
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.