Spirit A20N at Boston on Aug 14th 2023, runway incursion
Last Update: August 16, 2023 / 10:27:18 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway incursion
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-1444
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N923NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration N946AN performing flight AA-1457 from Boston,MA to Chicago O'Hare,IL (USA), had been cleared from takeoff from runway 22R when about a minute later tower cancelled their takeoff clearance and subsequently called Spirit Airlines NK-1444 instructing them to expedite their runway crossing of runway 22R and apologized to American mentioning "that Spirit".
The FAA reported the controller cancelled takeoff clearance as precaution after the Spirit Airlines had come too close to the hold short line.
The American Boeing returned to the apron and was able to depart again about 2:10 hours later reaching Chicago with a delay of 3 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Aug 14, 2023
Classification
Incident
Cause
Runway incursion
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-1444
Departure
Atlanta, United States
Destination
Boston, United States
Aircraft Registration
N923NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320-200N
ICAO Type Designator
A20N
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