Midair North Las Vegas 7/17/2022

Damn this sucks. As someone who had flown in an out of VGT frequently, I am actually surprised this isn't a regular occurrence there. The place can be a cluster-F with very little help from the tower. RIP
 
Yikes...doesn't take much to wander into the wrong runway unnoticed. I saw the infamous Air Canada SFO go-around and looked up at it for a few seconds then went back to what I was doing. I had zero idea that it was overflying the line of departures and not 28R from my ramp tower vantage point as I glanced. Unless the local controller is watching the extended centerline on the radar or its an obvious visual difference when someone isn't in the right place, it is scary to think about how easily ATC can miss this. Really sucks...imagine being all lined up where you are supposed to be, hearing nothing on the radio as far as a wrong runway readback or clearance, then bam, dead anyway.
 
ChasenSFO said:
Yikes...doesn't take much to wander into the wrong runway unnoticed. I saw the infamous Air Canada SFO go-around and looked up at it for a few seconds then went back to what I was doing. I had zero idea that it was overflying the line of departures and not 28R from my ramp tower vantage point as I glanced. Unless the local controller is watching the extended centerline on the radar or its an obvious visual difference when someone isn't in the right place, it is scary to think about how easily ATC can miss this. Really sucks...imagine being all lined up where you are supposed to be, hearing nothing on the radio as far as a wrong runway readback or clearance, then bam, dead anyway.
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Happened again last week in ATL, although it sounds like there was an automated warning in the tower that alerted ATC.

 
CFIscare said:
Happened again last week in ATL, although it sounds like there was an automated warning in the tower that alerted ATC.

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Was that in daylight? Turkish has a big red tail, interesting that didn't stand out to them if so, especially being a 777LR with wings spreading across the runway.
 
CFIscare said:
Happened again last week in ATL, although it sounds like there was an automated warning in the tower that alerted ATC.

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That’s the one I referenced earlier. I just don’t understand how it got that far, but it did. Good job to the controller for being dispassionate and professional the whole time.
 
Idk if the Meridian was lining up for the wrong runway or just overshot the final because he had been given a traffic call about the Cessna on the parellel
 
NovemberEcho said:
Idk if the Meridian was lining up for the wrong runway or just overshot the final because he had been given a traffic call about the Cessna on the parellel
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Doesn't look like an overshoot. The Cessna just missed the localizer antenna. The Piper crashed on the airport.

I've been into Las Vegas 50 times, I always go to Henderson, North Las Vegas seems like a scarry place.
 
fholbert said:
Doesn't look like an overshoot. The Cessna just missed the localizer antenna. The Piper crashed on the airport.
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Yeah I think the Piper just went to the wrong runway. The Cessna was in a right closed pattern for 30R the Piper was cleared to 30L. The Piper made a play for 30R. Tragedy ensued.

 
Wardogg said:
Yeah I think the Piper just went to the wrong runway. The Cessna was in a right closed pattern for 30R the Piper was cleared to 30L. The Piper made a play for 30R. Tragedy ensued.

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Your signature is sadly hilarious with this video

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fholbert said:
Doesn't look like an overshoot. The Cessna just missed the localizer antenna. The Piper crashed on the airport.

I've been into Las Vegas 50 times, I always go to Henderson, North Las Vegas seems like a scarry place.
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Oh I think Sheble Northtown is still around...
 
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