Oct 27, 2023
Incident
Long Beach, CA
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 121
Probable Cause
The local controller’s poor judgment in prioritization of their ground traffic ahead of their airborne traffic, that became a distraction and led to a loss of situational awareness resulting in a near midair collision. Contributing to the incident was the controller in charge’s ineffective oversight.
NTSB OPS24LA004