Serious incident Boeing 737-36E VP-CKW, Saturday 5 July 2008

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Date:	Saturday 5 July 2008
Time:	20:36 LT
Type:	Boeing 737-36E
Owner/operator:	Cayman Airways
Registration:	VP-CKW
MSN:	26322/2769
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 168
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	New York, NY - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK/KJFK)
Destination airport:	Santiago-Arturo Merino Benitez Airport (SCL/SCEL)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:

Probable Cause: Air traffic control tower non-compliance with FAA separation requirements for operations on non-intersecting runways where flight paths intersect, and poor judgment by the Local 2 controller in clearing the Boeing 767 for takeoff without accounting for the possibility of a go-around by the Boeing 737.

Accident investigation: