ATC transcript US Air Flight 1493 collision - 01 FEB 1991
Last updated: 16 October 2004
Air Traffic Control transcript of the February 1, 1991 collision of USAir Flight 1493, Boeing 737, and Skywest Airlines Flight 5569, a Swearingen Metro at Los Angeles, CA.
SOURCE: Aviation Week & Space Technology April 8, 1991 p. 61-63)

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Legenda:
MXA906 Mexicana906
DR1 Los Angeles departure controller No. 1
DR2 Los Angeles departure controller No.2
LC1 Local (tower)controller No.1
LC2 Local (tower) controller No. 2
PAL102 Philippine Airlines 102
AWE429 America West (Cactus)429
AWE37 America West (Cactus) 37
WWM5006 Wings West 5006
SKW246 Skywest246
SDU518 United Express (Sundance 3518)
CDN505 Canadian505
USA1493 USAir 1493
USA23 USAir 23
USA2858 USAir2858
WWM5072 Wings West 5072
WWM5211 Wings west 5212
SKW5569 Skywest5569
PD80 Police Department helicopter 80
SWA725 Southwest725
time source content
05:58:06 MXA906 Mexicana nine oh six, five miles from runway
05:58:10 LC2 Mexicana nine zero six roger, traffic short final, cleared to land runway two four left
05:58:13 Unknown (unintelligible)
05:58:20 LC2 Flipr (Standard Instrument Departure, or SID) after short final
05:58:22 LC1 Ah follow the Flipr going in the slot
05:58:22 PAL102 Ah Los Angeles ah Philippine one zero two heavy is on ah finals two four right
05:58:28 LC2 Philippine one zero two heavy, Los Angeles tower, wind two four zero at six, cleared to land runway two four right
05:58:33 PAL102 One zero two
05:58:34 LC2 Cactus thirty-seven, if able turn left first available high speed, contact ground point six five when off the runway, traffic on a mile and half final behind you
05:58:40 AWE37 Thirty-seven, wilco
05:58:50 SKW246 Tower, Skywest two forty-six will take (taxiway) ferry-seven
05:58:54 LC2 Skywest two forty-six hold there
05:58:57 SKW246 Two forty-six
05:59:02 CDN505 Canadian five zero five on a ah turning final for two four left
05:59:06 LC2 Canadian five zero five, Los Angeles tower, wind two five zero at seven, cleared to land runway two four left, caution wake turbulence preceding heavy Boeing seven forty-seven
05:59:14 CDN505 Cleared to land two four left, Canadian five zero five, three green
05:59:17 LC2 Crossover Cactus four fifty-nine w w (controller initials)
05:59:17 DR1 Santa Barbara c r (controller initials)
05:59:32 LC2 Cactus four twenty-nine taxi into position and hold runway two four left
05:59:35 AWE429 To hold two four left, Cactus four twenty-nine
05:59:52 LC2 Mexicana nine zero six turn left first available high speed, contact ground point six five when off the runway, good night
06:00:01 LC2 Wings West five thousand six turn left at your reverse high speed or the forward high speed, hold short of runway two four left, remain this frequency
06:00:06 WWM5006 Okay
06:00:07 SDU518 Tower, Sundance five eighteen turned to final for two four right
06:00:12 LC2 Sundance five eighteen, Los Angeles tower, wind two five zero at two, cleared to land runway two four right, caution wake turbulence preceding heavy Boeing seven forty-seven
06:00:19 SDU518 Ah cleared to land two four right, understand he is two four left, Sundance five eighteen
06:00:23 LC2 He's two four right also
06:00:26 SDU518 Okay, we're slowin
06:00:28 LC2 Cactus four twenty-nine fly heading two five zero, maintain two thousand, wind two five zero at six, runway two four left cleared for takeoff
06:00:34 AWE429 Cactus four twenty-nine cleared for takeoff two four left, two thousand feet, heading two five zero
06:00:39 LC2 Sundance five eighteen you got two five right in sight?
06:00:42 SDU518 We got two five right in sight and the other guy for two four left's in sight
06:00:44 LC2 Sundance five eighteen understand you have the (unintelligible) Canadian seven thirty-seven just ah be eleven o'clock and a half a mile
06:00:52 SDU518 We have him in sight, we can step over him for two five right
06:00:56 LC2 Sundance five eighteen change to runway two five right, wind two five zero at six, cleared to land runway two five right, contact tower one two zero point niner five
06:01:03 SDU518 Thank you, steppin' over to two five right over to the other tower, Sundance five eighteen, thanks for the help
06:01:08 LC2 Alaska twenty
06:01:08 LC1 Z. Z. (controller initials)
06:01:31 LC2 Cactus four twenty-nine contact Los Angeles departure, good night
06:01:34 AWE429 Cactus four twenty-nine, good night
06:01:44 LC2 Rundown USAir twenty-three (unintelligible) crossover
06:01:46 DR1 Roger
06:01:50 Unknown Lights on (taxiway?)uniform
06:01:53 LC2 Calling ground say a eh tower, say again
06:01:56 Unknown Landing lights on uniform?
06:02:02 LC2 Affirmative
06:02:04 LC2 Philippine one zero two heavy turn left when able, hold short of runway two four left, remain this frequency
06:02:12 PAL102 Ah (unintelligible)
06:02:14 LC2 Thank you
06:02:18 Unknown (unintelligible)
06:02:21 LC1 I gotta heavy Ventura (SID)
06:02:22 LC2 Ah follow the German (SID) (unintelligible)
06:02:25 LC1 Z. Z. (unintelligible)
06:02:26 LC1 Z. Z.
06:02:28 LC2 USAir twenty-three taxi into position and hold runway two four left
06:02:30 USA23 Position and hold ah two four left, USAir twenty-three
06:02:34 Unknown One three point six five one niner tango
06:02:39 DR2 Say again local two
06:02:39 LC2 Request ah two seventy Skywest
06:02:42 DR2 On who Skywest who
06:02:43 LC2 Two forty-six
06:02:44 DR2 Approved
06:02:48 LC2 Canadian . . .
06:02:49 LC1 Call ya back on the heavy Ventura
06:02:50 LC2 Canadian five zero five turn left when able, contact ground point six five when off the runway, good night
06:03:00 PAL102 One zero two is ah only to hold ma'am?
06:03:02 LC2 One zero two heavy affirmative, hold short of runway two four left
06:03:06 PAL102 Hold short
06:03:09 WWM5006 Can ah Wings fifty oh six cross two four left?
06:03:12 LC2 Fifty oh six hold short
06:03:13 WWM5006 Hold short
06:03:18 LC2 USAir twenty-three fly heading two five zero, maintain two thousand, wind two five zero at six, runway two four left cleared for takeoff
06:03:24 USA23 Okay two thousand, two fifty, cleared to go, USAir twenty-three
06:03:30 LC2 Skywest two forty-six you still holding short of (taxiway) forty-seven?
06:03:33 SKW246 Two forty-six, affirmative
06:03:35 LC2 You're next
06:03:36 SKW246 Roger
06:03:38 SKW569 Skywest ah five sixty-nine at (taxiway) forty-five, we'd Like to go from here if we can
06:03:40 LC2 Skywest five sixty-nine taxi up to and hold short of two four Left
06:03:44 SKW569 okay hold short
06:03:53 SWA725 Southwest ah seven twenty-ftve's ready in sequence
06:03:56 LC2 Skywest two forty-six taxi across runway two four left, runway two four right shoreline turn right heading two seven zero, maintain two thousand, wind two four zero at six, cleared for takeoff
06:04:05 SKW246 'Ray two seventy to two thousand, two forty six cleared for takeoff
06:04:09 LC2 Runway two four right
06:04:10 SKW246 Affirmative
06:04:11 LC2 Wings five thousand six taxi across runway two four left, contact ground point six five when off the runway, good night
06:04:17 PAL102 Was that for Philippine one zero two ma'am?
06:04:19 LC2 No sir, hold short. Wings five thousand and six taxi across runway two four left, contact ground point six five when off the runway.
06:04:30 LC2 USAir twenty-three contact Los Angeles departure, good night
06:04:32 USA23 Good night
06:04:33 USA1493 USAir fourteen ninety-three inside of Romen (outer marker beacon)
06:04:38 LC2 Wings five thousand and six, ground eh tower
06:04:44 LC2 Skywest five sixty-nine taxi into position and hold runway two four left, traffic will cross downfield
06:04:49 SKW569 'Key two four left position and hold, Skywest five sixty-nine
06:04:52 LC2 Wings West five thousand and six, tower
06:04:59 SWA725 Tower, Southwest seven twenty-five's ready in sequence
06:05:02 LC2 Southwest seven twenty-five roger, taxi up to and hold short of two four left
06:05:05 SWA725 Up to hold short, Southwest seven twenty-five
06:05:06 LC2 You'll follow the Metroliner
06:05:09 WWM5006 (unintelligible) on frequency again, changed radios, sorry 'bout that
06:05:12 LC2 Five thousand six you're back with me?
06:05:14 WWM5006 Yeah and we didn't mean to switch radios, we're now on
06:05:16 LC2 Okay, I thought I lost you, taxi (unintelligible) runway two four, contact ground point six five when off the runway, traffic will hold in position
06:05:21 WWM5006 Great and we thought we lost you, we apologize
06:05:23 LC2 No problem. Sundance five eighteen taxi across runway two four left, contact ground point six five when off the runway, good night
06:05:29 USA1493 USAir fourteen ninety-three for the left side, two four Left
06:05:33 LC2 Skywest two forty-six heading two seven zero, contact Los Angeles departure, good night
06:05:38 SKW246 Two forty-six, good night
06:05:39 LC2 Southwest seven twenty-five you're holding short of two four left, correct?
06:05:44 LC2 Southwest seven twenty-five, tower
06:05:47 SWA725 Ah seven twenty-five, go ahead
06:05:48 LC2 Yes sir you're holding short, is that correct?
06:05:50 SWA725 Yes ma'am, we're holding short
06:05:51 LC2 Thank you. USAir fourteen ninety-three cleared to land runway two four left
06:05:55 USA1493 Cleared to land two four left, fourteen ninetythree
06:05:58 USA2858 Twenty-eight fifty-eight's for the right, five miles
06:05:59 LC2 USAir twenty-eight fifty-eight, wind two three zero at eight, cleared to land runway two four right
06:06:04 USA2858 Cleared to land
06:06:08 WWM5072 Tower, Wings West fifty seventy-two is ready for takeoff
06:06:13 LC2 Wings fifty seventy-two?
06:06:15 WWM5072 Affirmative
06:06:17 LC2 Wings fifty seventy-two, you at (taxiway) forty-seven or full length?
06:06:20 WWM5072 We're full length
06:06:21 LC2 Okay
06:06:26 LC2 Hold short
06:06:28 WWM5072 Roger holding short
06:06:30 LC2 Wings fifty seventy-two say your squawk
06:06:33 WWM5072 Forty-six fifty-three
06:06:46 WWM5212 Los Angeles tower, Wings West fifty-two twelve with you on the visual two four right
06:06:51 LC1 Of runway two five right
06:06:51 LC2 Flipr
06:06:54 Unknown Cross the left, hold short of the right, Alpha Air one zero
06:06:55 LC1 Flipr approved inside
06:06:55 LC2 Southwest seven twenty-five taxi into position and hold runway two four left
06:06:58 SWA725 Southwest seven twenty-five, position and hold two four left
06:07:00 (Crash occurs between USAir 1493 and Skywest 569 on runway 24 Left at taxiway 45, 2,400 ft. beyond the threshold)
06:07:04 Unknown What the hell
06:07:23 Unknown Helicopters
06:07:23 LC2 Southwest seven twenty-five just remain off the runway at this time
06:07:25 Unknown Helicopters
06:07:28 SWA725 Southwest seven twenty-five, remain off the runway
06:07:30 PD80 Helicopters, p d eighty, you need any help over there?
06:07:32 LC2 Right now we don't know
06:07:33 PD80 Okay
06:07:35 WWM5212 Wing fifty-two twelve ah we're on a visual two four right
06:07:36 Unknown We'd like to work just along Ballona Creek here, we'll stay (unintelligible)
06:07:39 LC2 Wings fifty-two twelve, wind two four zero at eight, cleared to land runway two four right, ah use caution we just had an aircraft go off the runway in flame
06:07:46 WWM5212 Okay ah yeah we see that and ah we're cleared to land on two four right
06:08:02 PD80 Helicopters, police eighty
06:08:09 LC2 And USAir twenty-eight fifty-eight turn left when able hold short of runway two four left till we find out what happened
06:08:16 USA2858 Roger I understand, do you want us to go down to the far end?
06:08:19 LC2 Twenty-eight fifty-eight ah turn left at (taxiway) seventy-five if you can, no delay off the runway, traffic on a mile final
06:08:24 USA2858 'kay will take the high speed and hold
06:08:28 Unknown You can take the Wings West to the north if you want
06:08:31 LC2 Okay, we just had a, did she tell you what happened on final?
06:08:34 Unknown No
06:08:35 LC2 Okay, we just had a seven thirty-seven land and blow up, he went up in flame, he's off the runway right now, two four left is closed
06:08:41 Unknown Is the right still open?
06:08:42 LC2 Yeah the right's still open
06:08:44 Unknown Okay