Accidents
NTSB Prelim Points To Distraction in Bizjet Collision
Hawker crew did not respond to controller’s orders
View of both airplanes flight tracks with the area the ground collision occurred highlighted in yellow.
View of both airplanes flight tracks in the Oct. 24, 2023 accident. The ground collision occurred in the area highlighted in yellow. The blue line represents N510HM, and the red line represents N269AA. © Google Earth/NTSB

Pilot distraction is being eyed as a factor in the Oct. 24, 2023, runway collision of two business jets at William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU) in Houston, Texas, according to details in a preliminary NTSB report issued late last week.

At 3:20 p.m. local time, a Raytheon Hawker 850XP (N269AA) that was taking off collided with a landing Cessna Citation Mustang (N510HM) at the intersection of Runways 22 and 13R. ​No injuries were reported among the occupants of either aircraft.