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Runway incursion at ABE is focus of House hearing
With a near runway collision in Allentown, Pa., fresh in their minds, the House aviation subcommittee members revisited the persistent problem of runway in

With a near runway collision in Allentown, Pa., fresh in their minds, the House aviation subcommittee members revisited the persistent problem of runway incursions late last month.

Just days before the hearing, a Cessna 172 was on a landing roll at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) when the pilot was instructed to exit the runway at the Taxiway A4 turnoff. Mesa Airlines Flight 7138, a CRJ700, already instructed to position and hold on the same runway, then received clearance from the same controller to take off.