The National Transportation Safety Board announced Friday that it is investigating a Wednesday evening runway incursion at Bob Hope Burbank Airport.
The NTSB investigating Feb. 22 runway incursion at Bob Hope Burbank Airport that occurred when a Skywest Embraer 175 was departing Runway 33 as a Mesa Airlines CRJ9 executed a pilot-initiated go-around as it was inbound for landing on the same runway.
LiveATC.net recordings from the time of the incident chronicle confusion over whether the SkyWest flight was off the runway.
“Is he off the runway yet?” asked one unidentified voice. “We’re going around,” responded the crew of the Mesa flight.
“The Mesa pilot discontinued the landing and initiated a climb out,” said a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, which is also investigating the incident.
“Meanwhile, the SkyWest aircraft continued with its departure, which prompted an automated alert (TCAS) on the flight deck of the Mesa aircraft,” the FAA said. The controller instructed the Mesa crew to turn to a course that took it away from the other aircraft.”
No damage or injuries reported.