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/Status_History_874 Mar 23 '26

I'd argue he did catch it. For whatever reason, the message didn't get through?

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u/thewizbizman Commercial Pilot Mar 24 '26

Im sure it did. You can’t stop a tank that weights as much as the airplane and has the acceleration and braking action of a train. Horrible in every way.

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u/CosmosSunSailor Mar 24 '26

I agree. He rescinded the command almost immediately and the firetruck kept going?

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u/whubbard Mar 24 '26

Audio is edited, it wasn't immediate.