Near miss between two QF aircraft @ SYD

[markis10]

https://www.atsb.gov.au/investigations/ao-2026-086

Landing 737 missed a Dash 8 that was erroneously given a clearance to cross the runway by the surface movement controller

 

[Sprucegoose]

when is it considered a near miss?

 

[markis10]

when is it considered a near miss?

It’s a good question but generally a near miss is when there has been a breakdown in applicable separation standards. In this case having two aircraft on the runway at the same time.

In the procedural control world you could have a near miss when in reality the aircraft were no where near each other, as a 15 degree tolerance was applied either side of the aircraft’s track and the assumption made the aircraft was somewhere in that tolerance. Fortunately that’s very rare to be in use these days as more accurate systems are in play.

Worlds worst disaster involved two aircraft on the same runway - Tenerife.

 

[Saab34]

Will be interesting to see rostering for the shift, Sydney ATC has been in the news in recent years for pretty tight staffing.