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LaGuardia controller staffing may have violated procedures on night of collision, document shows
Staffing shortages and combined controller roles at LaGuardia may have increased risk during a night with 70 flights, exceeding the usual 53, officials said.
- On March 22, LaGuardia Tower controllers may have violated standard operating procedures by combining local and ground positions before midnight during an Air Canada Express crash that killed both pilots.
- A 1997 National Transportation Safety Board report mandated that "local and ground positions shall not be combined prior to" midnight after a collision, establishing a safety rule confirmed in LaGuardia Tower Standard Operating Procedures through 2023.
- Weather-Related delays resulted in 70 commercial flights between 10 p.m. and 11:37 p.m., exceeding the 53-flight average since 2022, while controllers described the night's "traffic, volume and complexity" as notably demanding.
- NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy reported conflicting information on which controller performed ground duties, prompting investigators to determine if procedural violations occurred during the high-traffic shift.
- The probe aims to determine if staffing shortages contributed to the fatal collision, with findings potentially informing The Federal Aviation Administration policy changes regarding tower controller consolidation procedures.
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