RUNWAY INCURSION at busy Las Vegas airport! 

I really liked listening to the very professional air traffic controller. She is obviously very experienced and handles the traffic extremely well.

Good situational awareness from the controller. Glad it had a good outcome.

Being asked to call the control tower is usually not the big deal it is made out to be. The conversation consists of a brief discussion of what happened, and collecting contact information about the aircraft and pilot. That information is then forwarded to the closest Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), which carries out the follow-up investigation. While it certainly is possible to lose one's pilot certificate, this only happens in cases involving deliberate misconduct, repeated offenses, or egregious disregard for safety. The FAA's enforcement policy is not a punitive one, it is focused on education.

You did a great job explaining exactly what happened each step of the way.

This is cool when you can see exactly what is happening rather than just hearing coms.

Great catch! Would you be okay with me featuring this in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description. Thanks!

When ATC says "Hold" they are not kidding. Great job by the controller. Thanks much!!!

Taxiway foxtrot is tricky if your not paying attention or familiar. Because of the displaced threshold of 19R it all looks like open taxiway. Regardless you always need to be looking for hold short lines and other cues. One day I was told to lineup and wait 19R from that hold short and almost taxied straight across to 19L because the threshold of 19R is down aways to the right, and out of sight. At least there was two of us, and my coworker caught my potential opps, since he was based there for years, and familiar. No harm no foul that day. Certain airports you really need to be on your A game. Probably would be a good idea for them to make it a Hot Spot🤷🏻‍♂️

A pilot deviation report is completed by the ATC front office staff. It’s sent up the chain of command (FAA) and given to FSDO. ATC doesn’t penalize pilots, that’s FSDO duties. And really , not much of anything will be done except a notation on this pilots record. Paperwork. Good job Lady Controller - we’ve all been there. ATC retired

For such a highly technological development of travel and recreational craft, it boggles me at how horrible the radio sounds. For the most part the voices are low and quality of sound is scratchy. I’m surprised that there’s not more accidents just based on missed signals during conversations. I work for a railway and the radio situation is soooo much better than this. It just doesn’t make sense to me is all.

Probably rolls stop signs, too.

You know damn well the folks in the tower were dog cussing the Uniform November Charlie pilot. "That dumb SOB." 😂

Very well done by the controllers. I learned in my flight training that you never want to be asked to copy a phone number.

Good explanation and video annotation, thanks.

In the pilot’s defense, it looks like the far runway has both in ground and elevated runway guard lights or Stop Bar lights while the hold short he crossed only has elevated runway guard lights illuminated. This may have given the pilot the false sense that he was not required to stop there. Add the fact that airfields outside the US have some differences in airport lighting and signage.

Something that you never want to hear from the tower.."possible pilot deviation"!

It’s scary how many runway incursions are going on.

As a French person I've always been told that in order to become a pilot your English level had to be so good you could pretty much kiss your dreams goodbye unless you were taught English from a very, very young age. Needless to say hearing that strong ass accent from the pilot was a uh, surprise, lol

Holy crap. There's the accidentally going one inch over the hold line, and then there's this.

Foreign aircraft registration, foreign pilot. Calling "the number" would be a courtesy by the pilot at best, if he even bothers to call. The FAA can do nothing to a foreign pilot unless he also holds an FAA certificate.

Thank you for posting. It would be interesting to see if there is any follow-up on this incident, putting forward the pilot's side of the story and any determination from the FAA.

That was a pretty PHUNC-y move for that pilot to do.

I was just waiting for the phone number to be given out...

Holy PH-UNC. 😮

I was waiting for a slow, confused response in a Harrison Ford accent.

Would have liked to hear the Tower's taxi clearance, with the hold short instruction, and the pilot's ackowledgement thereof.

There should be smaller, less busy airports in the area to avoid this kind of issue. Larger, busier airports should be restricted to larger aircraft. Smaller airports should be for smaller snd personal aircraft. Too many times I’ve seen collisions, deaths, over stressed ATC’s from this solvable problem. Or the larger airports install a smaller landing strip for smaller aircraft. It’s so elementary.

Yikes! Not the phone call! He got sent to the principals office. 😫 When you are responsible for so many souls - you listen hard! Better luck next time. The controller was excellent!

Thank you for posting, this is very cool! Can I use this in one of my future RU-vid videos? I will of course credit you in the video and description. Thank you and have a great day!

Definitely need to do some work on my antennas. I get a very poor signal from LAS at my location

While the pilot of PH-UNC is discussing his possible deviation, someone ought to remind him about standard radio protocols, which he failed to observe.

I’d like to praise the controller for her awareness and reaction more than bash the pilot. He knows he made a huge mistake and definitely won’t do it again.

I would’ve been pissed being told to go around in a 172 on a 9,000 runway when she just could’ve told him to maintain visual, separation from the falcon, stay high and land long. Much smaller ripple effect for everyone.

It looks like the FalconJet could make a 180 and get back on the taxiway

Cool vid! Can i use it as part of my video? I will or course link it back to this and you will be credited in the video ❤

Don't mess with Mama Bear!

Being asked by the tower to copy a phone number is NOT bad news.... It simply means they would like to have a conversation about an event you were involved in. It is not getting yelled at or scolded or in trouble etc., etc.. It is simply a conversation. Where it goes from there is all depending on you, your actions, your demeanor, your knowledge, your awareness, what the event involved on your part. At most, yes the FAA may get involved and assign training on the matter, or if you're deemed by your own choices and actions to be unfit to fly, they will ground you, or at very worst case, suspend or take away your Pilots certificate. Again, a phone number is just an inquiry to get your side of the story. The reason they have you call is so they don't tie up radio coms and so voices can be heard more clearly. To state in the video that this is a bad or horrible thing is incorrect and fear mongering. It is misinformation based on fear. There is nothing to fear. Unless you're a complete jerk.

That's amazing. May I feature this in a video of mine? You will be credited of course in the description and video!

Awesome catch!! Can I feature it? Credited on screen and with a link back!!!

First, it must be clarified that making a mistake that leads to ATC giving you a phone number does not necessarily mean that you are going to lose your license, as long as you have not caused an accident, of course, you must call Immediately or as soon as you arrive at your destination, an FAA inspector will ask you to report what happened and will review your file online to verify that you have not committed another incident like the one you committed, if the mistake you made did not put the operation, it can only give you a warning, in conclusion it is advisable to always be alert to the aerial operation and situational awareness to save ourselves a bad time.

For people like me who aren't pilots but like to watch from the sidelines ... I assume those flashing red lights are the 'hold short' line. Why are there 2 rows before getting to 19L(?) or is that some sort of strange reflection? I just see one row on 19R. Do they stop flashing red (do they turn green?) when you are cleared to cross /enter the runway? If so, what mechanism turns them off, does the ATC have to deactivate them for each flight or is there some sort of automated system? I'm like a two-year-old with questions. I just find safety protocols (and how it's impossible to 'human-proof' them fascinating).

PHUNC....I thought for a while it was PHUC. And it was. I just flew out of Harry Reid today, I had a good time in LV.

Radio discipline is frightening poor people walking all over each other. It's a Lottery in Las Vegas!

Change the name of the airport back.

Remedial training yes definatly but loss of license id keep that one gor when theres been been crashes or serious incidents midair

PH-UNC is the private jet of the real estate billionaire Frank Zweegers. (36 on the list richest people in the Netherlands (out of 17.8 mil residents))

Abyssmal airmanship from NL 😂

Ooh ... the dreaded phone number.

Scary thing is no passenger knew the errors the pilots made.

Loads of flashy flashy lights for the hold on 19L but only one or 2 for the hold of 19R, maybe needs updating ????

You heard the language barrier Does Not Understand,I learned that my first at Great Lakes Airlines

I love how it's so common that there's a word for it

Don't call that phone number. Speak to a lawyer before doing that.

Hands down 100% fatigue I bet.

Was this incompetence or a language barrier?

it's as if the pilot has turned a blind eye to airport protocol. Fitting, don't you think, that it happened at Harry Reid International? 🤣

What is the likely punishment for the pilot?

4:11 yikes, no one would ever want to hear that

Im sure hell be calling rhem from the netherlands 😂

Landing with an 8 knot tailwind.

Why did the controller have the aircraft remain on the active runway?

you can see that the aircraft IS holding short of a line......It's just not the correct line. they are well past the hold short line and stopped at the runway side stripe which is in the runway restricted space. Somebody was definitely not observing and directing the aircraft at all times when in motion. Probably otherwise occupied with checklists or some such. Sloppy piloting procedures definitely!

Whoopsies

WTF!!! Who passed him off?

Probably nothing will happen he’ll get yelled at and that will be yet do you think he really cares. They’ll just find another pilot to take his place

Doh!

1:53 lol... Pilot trying to say what he wants to do after that major F up... Controller wasn't having it. She says you are staying right where you are boy.

Gotta remember that if the BROKEN YELLOW LINES are on YOUR SIDE of the SOLID YELLOW LINE, then THAT hold LINE applies to YOU....

Just back up 😂

there R no more pilots anymore.

French Pilot, Dutch registered AC

The French wait for NO ONE

In the pilots defence the hold short bars in the video look like dog poop

Were the transmissions sped up or is that real time communication?

NL " plots " notoriously clueless 😂😂😂 New word for incapable pilots 😂 (New coined ) free 2 use

You cant see what happens why is everyone saying you can?

Why Name Change? Geez Imagine cost😂

JUST GIVE THEM SOMEONE ELSES NAME, THATS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME !

Can't see flashing red lights?

“I will let you go Ricky. But first I want to hear you say, ‘I love crepes.’”

KLAS OPERATIONS, who are required by FAR to monitor Tower 24/7, should have ordered the fouled runway CLOSED for pilot safety. Big miss.

These pilots are from Europe. FAA has no authority. Those guys probably never even called the phone number, just flew home to Europe.

Een flinke fout van de PH

Crossing the 'Hold-Short' line at any airport without permission is NOT a mistake; it's INCOMPETENCE! (I can give a pass to a student pilot; or even a Private Pilot, but these two, or three, pilots in a modern advanced jet like Dassault 7X...there are NO excuses!) Sadly, what will happen is these guys/gals will fly back...FAA will talk to their CAA, or whatever their local governing body is...and nothing will happen to these foreign pilots.

Le pilote français en a rien a cirer de ton numéro de téléphone 😂

That's crazy! There was a huge accident at LAX because of a plane out on the runway when another was landing....that is the reason those red and green lines are built into other runways now...That accident caused the change.... There is absolutely no excuse for that mistake...it's not actually a mistake...it's almost mass murder!

Well that’s the end for that guy

Darn tourists 🙄

$100 bet says this guy never calls in.

Pinhead

thats my latitude in front of him. Heard the whole thing....Read, write and understand english needs to be enforced.

It's always the French.

Just throw the plane in reverse and everything will be just peachy...

She is speaking too fast, with unnecessary urgency, perhaps some one is cracking a whipping on them in the control tower. ? Pilots, Which would YOU prefer in the tower, a slow speaking, clear confidant tower or a speedy pushing controller for ground control operations? Asking for a friend who flies in Alaska, spends his flights looking for places to put it down if need, and prefers remote Unmanned airports for landings. That all said, it is hard work for all the Air crews and the controllers working hard to keep a safe and orderly operations of the airport.

I'm sorry, but your channel needs much improvement.

Nowhere in this recording do I hear them being instructed to hold short. How am I supposed to believe it was the flight crews fault if your not going to include the audio of the alleged instructions.

I hate landing at big, towered airports. Always the same shit.... those "tower people" bossing you around. I don't mind landing at Oshkosh during the big EAA AirVenture fly in (the busiest airport in the world for that week). They talk to you; you don't talk to them. Not even one word.

Ummm... I may be wrong, but at 1:49, the plane circled has crossed the hold bars... but it looks like he is at the END of the runway, as in getting ready for takeoff... as there is no runway to the left of him... however the plane in front of him IS sitting smack bang in the middle of either a runway, or a taxiway. Are we talking about the correct plane here? Just wondering.

Misleading title