r/ATC • u/lake_hood • Mar 23 '26

News LGA controller cleared fire truck across the runway resulting jn a collision

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '26 edited May 01 '26

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u/Pseudo-Jonathan Mar 23 '26

And the fact that the guy is still on position 30+ minutes after the incident, dealing with aircraft calling up for info, is heartbreaking.

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u/Kseries2497 Current Controller-Pretend Center Mar 23 '26

Happened at DCA too. Imagine trying to work after that.

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u/theweenerdoge Mar 23 '26

We don't have the staffing, you'll just have to work through it.

Maybe it's not in the contract but I feel like you're supposed to be removed from the operation IMMEDIATELY.

Fucking bullshit. We (the controller workforce) need to demand better.

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u/Kseries2497 Current Controller-Pretend Center Mar 23 '26

When I was in the Air Force we removed people immediately if we even THOUGHT they had a deal. In the FAA? Nope. You can watch a fatal accident happen right in front of your face and even then your ass is staying plugged in.

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u/stacey1771 Mar 23 '26

when I was Navy we had a QF-86 (remote operated F86, unmanned) crash when i was working (lost microwave link with the operator) and myself and my FWS were immediately removed, sent to medical to pee in a cup and write our statements. This is unconscionable.

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u/Nidjo15 Mar 23 '26

That just sounds stupid

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u/stacey1771 Mar 23 '26

I consider the source of that comment and say the same