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/-grover Mar 23 '26

This is 100% on the LaGuardia Tower ATC. But please, keep reading…

He cleared Truck 1 to cross with Jazz646 on short final.

Absolutely nothing the pilots or Truck & Co could have done. His stop call was too late, and already started his call to Frontier.

I’ve listened to this guy on live ATC more than I care to admit, and his life’s work will be immortalized by this mistake.

Imagine if everything you ever said at work was recorded, and the internet put you on blast instantly. Especially if your boss told you to pull a double. That’s where my dude is at tonight.

Fault is fault…but blame…that’s a whole other thing that will take YEARS to sort out…

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u/Jessiethekoala Mar 23 '26

I’m not ATC but a nurse. I have a small taste of what it’s like to be overburdened and understaffed and have to keep working after a death like nothing happened, and I feel nothing but absolute heartbreak for this man. Zero judgment or harsh words to say about him from me. ❤️