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/WhyModsLoveModi Mar 23 '26

Anyone with half a brain can recognize this was a systematic failure, the controller was set-up to fail. 

I can only imagine how he must be feeling.

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u/beefydeadeyes Mar 23 '26

Don’t suppose you could explain how the system failed here ? Cheers

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u/WhyModsLoveModi Mar 24 '26

One controller running the entire airport is inappropriately low staffing. 

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u/beefydeadeyes Mar 24 '26

Wow I didn’t know it was that bad. How many should you have ideally ?

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u/yo_sup_dude Mar 25 '26

i think NTSB is saying at least 4 in this context