Comments on: So Many Errors: The Runway Incursion of United 1448

By: Ryan D

Ryan D — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:59:28 +0000

I said the same thing, the crew of US Air 2998 deserve recognition for what they did that day. Seeing this video sent chills down my spine and to see US Air decline a takeoff clearance overwhelmed me! Thank God! Who are these pilots? I would like to fly out to them and personally thank them for the lives they saved that day. These are the hero’s that our society should be celebrating. Good for you guys!!!

By: John Fiscus

John Fiscus — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:20:42 +0000

What a great lesson for the rest of us, given by US Air 2998′s crew.

It’s easy to just trust that ATC knows what they’re talking about and follow their instructions, and 95% of the time that’s true… but the crew of 2998 was listening and knew something was up. Some of that must’ve been pure gut feeling, and it served them and their passengers that day.

The video was well done and illustrates the reality nicely while overlaying the confusion on the comm.

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:35:48 +0000

I agree regarding US Air 2998 – when I first heard the recording, I was on the edge of my seat. When I heard the pilot state that they were going to stay clear of all runways until things were figured out, I applauded!

By: Max Trescott

Max Trescott — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:12:55 +0000

The U.S. Air 2998 crew are the heros and deserve a medal. Surely they must have been thinking about the greatest air disaster in history that occurred at Tenerife in 1977. Hopefully all pilots will remember it and turn down any takeoff clearance whenever there’s any doubt as to whether their runway is clear.

By: Gene

Gene — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:46:19 +0000

And to think that the recently released GAO Report states
that ORD is – the 2nd worst AP in the country when it
comes to near mis and ground collisions.

By: John {JetAviator7}

John {JetAviator7} — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:06:00 +0000

This is an interesting narrative and demonstrates one very important fact for all of us to remember – the pilot in command is ultimately responsible for the safety of his passengers and crew.

The crew of U.S. Air 2998 clearly demonstrate the importance of NOT doing anything when confusion reigns, and should be a warning to never hurry when we are not absolutely sure of what is going on.

This is the ultimate demonstration of “situational awareness”, clearly something the tower controller was not demonstrating!

Moral of the story: Learn from others’ mistakes in order to avoid our own!