GENERAL INFORMATION
| Data Source |
RUNWWAY SAFETY OFFICE - RUNWAY INCURSIONS |
| Event Id |
33368 |
| FAA Event Type |
PD |
| Event LCL Date |
24-JAN-25 |
| Event LCL Time |
19:3 |
| Event State |
TX |
| RI Category Rank |
D |
| Airport Id |
AMA |
| Event Location |
RICK HUSBAND AMARILLO INTL |
| Event Lndg/Tkoff Surface |
KAMA RUNWAY 22 |
| Aircraft 1 Type |
BELL 505 |
| Aircraft 2 Type |
|
| Aircraft 1 FAR |
91 |
| Aircraft 2 FAR |
N/A |
| Weather Condition |
N/A |
ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT 1 DEPARTED RUNWAY 22 WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. LC ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO AIRCRAFT 1/HELO FOR RUNWAY 22 AT TAXIWAY P3, TAXI VIA TAXIWAY P3. PILOT READBACK WAS CORRECT. LC ISSUED THE DEPARTURE FREQUENCY AND BEACON CODE, THEN THE PILOT SAID THEY WERE SWITCHING OVER TO DEPARTURE. LC INSTRUCTED AIRCRAFT 1 TO REMAIN THEIR FREQUENCY AND EXPLAINED THAT THEY WOULD SWITCH TO DEPARTURE ON THE GO. AIRCRAFT 1 ENTERED RUNWAY 22 AND DEPARTED WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. NO OTHER TRAFFIC WAS INVOLVED.
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