Air transportation safety investigation A14W0046
The TSB has completed this investigation. The report was published on 28 April 2015.
Table of contents
Runway incursion
Air Georgian Limited
Beech 1900D, C-GWGA
Calgary International Airport, Alberta
The occurrence
On 29 March 2014, the Air Georgian Limited Beech 1900D (registration C-GWGA, serial number UE-309) was being taxied by company maintenance personnel to the holding bay of Runway 29 at the Calgary International Airport, Alberta, during the hours of darkness. The tower controller issued initial taxi instructions to depart Apron V, proceed via Taxiway N and Runway 26 to hold short of Taxiway Y. At 0024 Mountain Daylight Time, a runway incursion occurred when C-GWGA entered the active runway (Runway 17R) at the threshold of Runway 35L. A departing Boeing 737-700 was already airborne when C-GWGA entered the runway.
Media materials
News release
Inadequate training and non-use of transponder led to March 2014 runway incursion at the Calgary International Airport
Read the news release
Investigation information
Map showing the location of the occurrence
Investigator-in-charge
Fred Burow is a senior operations investigator with the TSB Western Regional Office in Edmonton. Mr. Burow has been with the TSB since January of 2013. Before joining the TSB, Mr. Burow worked at Transport Canada where he gained experience as an inspector for aerodrome safety, air carrier inspections and as a flight operations manager and training pilot for Transport Canada’s Aircraft Services Directorate. Besides extensive fixed-wing aircraft experience, Mr. Burow gained valuable rotary-wing experience with the Canadian Armed Forces 10 Tactical Air Group as a crew commander, flight safety officer, squadron standards officer and as a manager of flight operations at the Canadian Forces Flight Training School.
Class of investigation
This is a class 3 investigation. These investigations analyze a small number of safety issues, and may result in recommendations. Class 3 investigations are generally completed within 450 days. For more information, see the Policy on Occurrence Classification.
TSB investigation process
There are 3 phases to a TSB investigation
- Field phase: a team of investigators examines the occurrence site and wreckage, interviews witnesses and collects pertinent information.
- Examination and analysis phase: the TSB reviews pertinent records, tests components of the wreckage in the lab, determines the sequence of events and identifies safety deficiencies. When safety deficiencies are suspected or confirmed, the TSB advises the appropriate authority without waiting until publication of the final report.
- Report phase: a confidential draft report is approved by the Board and sent to persons and corporations who are directly concerned by the report. They then have the opportunity to dispute or correct information they believe to be incorrect. The Board considers all representations before approving the final report, which is subsequently released to the public.
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