Jul 24, 2006
Incident
Chicago, IL
InjuriesNone
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 125
Probable Cause
The failure of the ORD tower south local controller to monitor Atlas Air flight 6972 on arrival to runway 14R and subsequently clearing United Airlines flight 1015 for takeoff on intersecting runway 27L causing a loss of separation between the two aircraft.
NTSB OPS06IA008