First Annual Archie League Medal of Safety Awards:
Audio Tape Transcripts

WESTERN PACIFIC REGION

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TERMINAL RADAR APPROACH CONTROL

CONTROLLER: Al Hurst

HURST: Southwest 2049, traffic you’re following’s at 2, moving to three o’clock, five miles at four thousand. It’s a heavy seven fifty seven. Advise when you have the traffic in sight. Turn right heading one four zero.

SOUTHWEST 2049: Right, heading one four zero, Southwest 2049.

SKYWEST 6100: SkyWest 6100, four thousand.

HURST: SkyWest 6100, thank you. It will be … expect (runway) two-four right.

SKYWEST 6100: Roger

HURST: SkyWest 6100, VFR traffic at 10 to 11 o’clock and two miles, appears to be northwest bound at three thousand nine hundred. If you don’t have it in sight, suggest you climb, four thousand five hundred.

SKYWEST 6100: Traffic’s not in sight and we will climb.

HURST: OK, SkyWest 6100. Traffic alert now at 10 o’clock less than a mile. Mode C indicates same altitude, four thousand.

SKYWEST 6100: He’s in sight. SkyWest 6100. And we are climbing.

HURST: SkyWest 6497, SoCal, call Santa Monica out of 07 thousand, descend and maintain four thousand.

SKYWEST 6497: Santa Monica at above seven inbound for four thousand, SkyWest 6497.

HURST: SkyWest 6100, thanks, the traffic’s no longer a factor. You’re following an Airbus 12 o’clock now. They’re six miles ahead descending out of six thousand. Do you have that in sight?

SKYWEST 6100: Airbus in sight. And we can see the traffic. SkyWest 6100.

HURST: SkyWest 6100. Roger. You did see him or you never saw him?

SKYWEST 6100: We think we may have collided had you not said something. He was exactly at our altitude and crossed right through our path.

HURST: SkyWest 6100. Thanks. And do you have the Airbus ahead that’s preceding you? I missed that, I’m sorry.

SKYWEST 6100: Yes, he’s in sight.