The FAA is investigating a runway incursion at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on the morning of March 7.
The event marks the seventh runway near miss at a U.S. airport this year.
FAA Launches Investigation of Runway Event at Washington National Airport
During the runway incursion, an airliner crossed an active runway at KDCA without a clearance.
Key Takeaways:
- The FAA is investigating a March 7 runway incursion at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) where Republic Airways Flight 4736 crossed Runway 1 without clearance, putting it in the path of a departing United Airlines Flight 2003, whose takeoff was subsequently canceled by air traffic control.
- This incident is the seventh runway near-miss at a U.S. airport this year, prompting an FAA investigation to determine proximity and sequence of events.
- The Republic flight's pilot reportedly took a wrong taxiway, highlighting the challenges at airports like KDCA which have "hot spots"—areas with complex taxiway layouts and runway intersections that increase the potential for incursions, which the FAA aims to mitigate with standardized diagram markings.
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