NTSB Explains Regional Jets’ Close Call at ORD
On Aug. 8, 2011, a Chautauqua Airlines ERJ-135 inbound to ORD’s Runway 9 Right passed just 125 feet above and 350 feet in front of a Trans State Airlines ERJ-145 departing ORD’s Runway 32 Left.
On Aug. 8, 2011, a Chautauqua Airlines ERJ-135 inbound to ORD’s Runway 9 Right passed just 125 feet above and 350 feet in front of a Trans State Airlines ERJ-145 departing ORD’s Runway 32 Left.

The NTSB has opened the public docket of another high-profile close call at a major airport, this one at Chicago’s O’Hare International (ORD) Airport. Just before noon on Aug. 8, 2011, Chautauqua Airlines ERJ-135 regional jet (Flight CHQ5021) inbound to ORD’s Runway 9 Right, passed just 125 feet above and 350 feet in front of a Trans State Airlines ERJ-145 (flight LOF3367) departing ORD’s Runway 32 Left. Reported weather included scattered clouds, good visibility and calm winds. One tower controller managed to warn both aircraft about the other at the last minute. No one was injured in the incident.