Scottsdale Airport: Runway Incursions

86 reported incursions · 1 serious (Category A/B) · Scottsdale, AZ

By year

  • 20261
  • 20252
  • 20243
  • 202313
  • 20227
  • 20202
  • 20195
  • 20185
  • 20162
  • 20158
  • 20145
  • 201212
  • 20116
  • 20101
  • 20071
  • 20062
  • 20057
  • 20042
  • 20031
  • 20011

By severity category

  • Category D — no immediate safety consequence40
  • Category C — ample margin to avoid a collision28
  • Other / pre-2008 classifications17
  • Category A — serious, collision narrowly avoided1

By type

  • Pilot deviation60
  • Air traffic control13
  • Vehicle or pedestrian11
  • Other / unknown2

Serious incursions (Category A and B)

  • 2005-09-22 · Scottsdale Airport · C172 / C210 · RWY 3 · Category A

    A CESSNA C172 WAS NUMBER ONE ARRIVAL AND CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 3. LOCAL CONTROL CLEARED A CESSNA C210 FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 3 FROM TAXIWAY A1 AND THOUGHT A WARRIOR ON BASE WAS NUMBER ONE. THE C210 HAD JUST STARTED TO APPLY POWER WHEN THE C172 OVER FLEW HIM AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET VERTICAL AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 100 BEYOND THE C210 POSITION BY TAXIWAY A1. LC CANCELLED THE C210S TAKEOFF CLEARANCE WHO HAD NOT STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL. LC INSTRUCTED THE C210 TO EXIT 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.