Serious incident Boeing 737-7H4 (WL) N473WN, Monday 19 April 2010

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Date:	Monday 19 April 2010
Time:	10:58 LT
Type:	Boeing 737-7H4 (WL)
Owner/operator:	Southwest Airlines
Registration:	N473WN
MSN:	33832/1541
Year of manufacture:	2004
Engine model:	CFMI CFM56-7B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 124
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	None
Category:	Serious incident
Location:	Burbank-Bob Hope Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport:	Oakland International Airport, CA (OAK/KOAK)
Destination airport:	Burbank-Bob Hope Airport, CA (BUR/KBUR)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Southwest Airlines flight WN649, a Boeing 737-700 and N4415R, a Cessna 172 were involved in a near collision on the surface at the Burbank-Bob Hope Airport (BUR), California. The B737 was landing on
runway 8, and the Cessna 172 was in the departure phase of a touch and go on runway 15, when it passed airborne through the intersection in front of the B737 flight. The Cat C runway incursion incident occurred during daytime visual meteorological conditions (VMC).

The B737 was on a regularly scheduled passenger flight from Oakland International Airport (OAK), California enroute to BUR.

Probable Cause: The improper separation procedures by air traffic control.

Accident investigation: