(8 hours ago)Jackalope Wrote: I haven't seen an actual news reporting on this but an Air Canada CRJ collided with a fire truck on rollout after landing at LaGuardia International a short time ago. Early indication is that Ground ATC cleared the truck to cross the runway during a landing. At least two fatalities (I am presuming the cockpit crew).
https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/commen..._truck_at/
Here's what I've found:
Quote:An Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz Aviation) CRJ-900 collided with an Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting vehicle while landing at New York’s La Guardia Airport (LGA) late Sunday, 22 March. Flight AC8646 from Montreal landed on Runway 4 and was rolling down the runway when it struck the ARFF apparatus as it crossed the runway.
ATC audio captured by LiveATC.net indicates the ARFF truck was cleared to cross Runway 4 at taxiway D. The tower controller can be heard telling “Truck 1” to stop multiple times before dispatching additional ARFF units on the airfield to the scene.
Sounds to me like the firefighters weren't listening to ground-traffic as they should have been. A stop-order at a runway is a non-negotiable order. Don't know their radio setup, so can't say who's to blame.
