GENERAL INFORMATION

Data Source RUNWWAY SAFETY OFFICE - RUNWAY INCURSIONS
Event Id 31776
FAA Event Type PD
Event LCL Date 29-JAN-24
Event LCL Time 11:1
Event State CO
RI Category Rank C
Airport Id COS
Event Location CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI
Event Lndg/Tkoff Surface 13
Aircraft 1 Type C182
Aircraft 2 Type C172
Aircraft 1 FAR 91
Aircraft 2 FAR 91
Weather Condition N/A

ANALYSIS DESCRIPTION

AIRCRAFT 1 DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. LCW CLEARED AIRCRAFT 1/C182 FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 31 AT TAXIWAY B3. PILOT READ BACK WAS CORRECT. LCW THEN CLEARED AIRCRAFT 2/C172 FOR TAKEOFF RUNWAY 35R FROM LUAW POSITION. AIRCRAFT 1 DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 (WRONG DIRECTION) AT TAXIWAY B3 WITHOUT ATC AUTHORIZATION. AIRCRAFT 2 DEPARTED RUNWAY 35R FULL LENGTH AT THE SAME TIME. LCW ISSUED AIRCRAFT 1 AN IMMEDIATE RIGHT TURN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NEVER CLOSER THAN 0.63 MILES FROM RUNWAY 35R.

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