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| Date: | Monday 8 October 1984 |
| Time: | 07:06 LT |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 |
| Owner/operator: | Republic Airlines |
| Registration: | N3322L |
| MSN: | 47031/187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | PW JT8D-9A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 38 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Houston, TX (KHOU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Houston, TX (KHOU) |
| Memphis International Airport, TN (MEM/KMEM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A REPUBLIC AIRLINES DC-9-32, N3322L, INADVERTENTLY CROSSED THE ACTIVE RWY 04 AT THE TIME CESSNA 550 CITATION N107T BECAME AIRBORNE ON TAKEOFF FROM THAT RWY. A NEAR MISS OCCURRED AS THE CAPTAIN AND 1ST OFFICER OF N107T OBSERVED N3322L ON THE RWY AND MADE A MAX PERFORMANCE CLIMB OVER THE TOP OF N3322L. N3322L WAS ORIGINALLY CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 04 VIA TAXIWAY CHARLIE TO FOXTROT. THE FLT CREW DID NOT MAKE A NECESSARY TURN FROM TAXIWAY CHARLIE TO TAXIWAY FOXTROT. NEITHER ACFT WAS VISIBLE FROM THE TOWER DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
Findings
1. (F) WEATHER CONDITION - FOG
2. (C) BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED - INADVERTENT - PILOT IN COMMAND
3. (C) INSTRUCTIONS,WRITTEN/VERBAL - NOT FOLLOWED - PILOT IN COMMAND
4. REMEDIAL ACTION - PERFORMED - PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW85IA011
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2024 06:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 31-Mar-2024 07:30 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Narrative, ] |
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