Mechanics working on a Sunwing Boeing had left a van running and in gear, which subsequently rolled without a driver across the runway. At some point, the van impacted the Sunwing 737.

However, there are a lot of errors here that could have been disaster. We are glad no one was injured. Safety first, everyone!

• The maintenance crew for failing to secure their vehicle.
• ATC for not using the call sign, even if it was evident to them who they were speaking to.
• Pilots for ignoring ATC even if they saw the “threat” because there could have been an additional alert

That said, of course we are glad no one was injured.

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What: United Airlines Airbus A320-200 en route from Chicago to Boston
Where: Logan International
When: Oct 23, 2012
Who: 144 passengers, 5 crew
Why: The pilot was on approach to Logan when he noticed a problem with his instruments.

The pilot informed ATC of instrument failures and pressurization issues. ATC cleared a holding pattern, until the pilot performed a visual landing.

The pilot taxied to the Terminal C gate at 12:42 pm. Below is the pilot’s audio.

Pilot audio

Pilot’s audio provided by http://www.liveatc.net

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