NTSB - OPS08IA015A CRJ7 and C172 runway incursion, Allentown PA, 19 Sept 2008

NTSB - OPS08IA015A CRJ7 and C172 runway incursion, Allentown PA, 19 Sept 2008

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NTSB
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Accident Reports Runway Excursion

On 19 September 2008, at Lehigh Valley Airport, Allentown PA, at night, a CRJ-700 operated by Mesa Air Shuttle, with a valid take-off clearance, carried out a high speed rejected take off when a white navigation light was seen ahead on the runway. The runway was occupied by a previously landed Cessna 172 which, during the take-off roll of CRJ7, had advised the tower controller that it had œmissed its turnoff. An approximate 10 feet clearance between the two aircraft was reported.

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