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2019:34 TEAM3
2019:37 Lc
2019:39 TEAM3
2019:42 Lc
2019:46 TEAM2
2019:49 Lc
2019:52 TEAM2
2019:52 Lc

2020

2020:05 DAL1356
2020:12 LC
2020:16 DAL1356
2020:17 Lc
2020:23 LC
2020:26 DAL1356
2020:28 Lc
2020:30 LC
2020:34 NWA337

ah tower team three is ah clearing the runway at this
time

ah which one is that team three

yeah team three we're clearing at ah golf

alright

team three is clearing cleared off the runway four at
this time

alright team two is cleared too

that’s affirm team two cleared

alright

can we hurry thru or you want us off early

delta thirteen fifty six you can exit on double alpha
ground point seven

beautiful thanks

just let me know how the turn off is that look like is
snowed up

unless you’re going to go to the end

ah double alpha

alright

northwest three thirty seven runway four cleared for
take off

cleared for take off northwest three thirty seven


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2028:30 LC
2028:32 EGF4718
2028:35 LC
2028:37 NWA508
2028:39 LC
2028:42 PDT4386
2029

2029:03 Lc
2029:05 TEAM3
2029:06 LC
2029:08 TEAM3
2029:15 LC
2029:20 TEAM3
2029:24 TEAM2
2029:25 LC
2029:26 TEAM2
2029:29 Lc
2029:31 TEAM2
2029:32 Lc

eagle forty seven eighteen contact departure good day

good day forty seven eighteen

northwest five oh eight turn left ground point seven

five oh eight go ahead

piedmont forty three eighty six cleared to land three
one wind zero one zero at one one

cleared to land three one piedmont forty three eighty
six:

team three

yes tower

you need to do that same thing again

negative sir ah we're gonna hit ah papa and ah then ah
golf also when you can get us on the runway

alright you can proceed right now on to four remain
south of thirty one traffic will be holding on position

team three

tower team two

team two

team two runway four at echo

team two cross four at echo

we would like to work on four at echo

yeah you yeah you plowing over there plow at echo is


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2022:26 AAL378
2022:28 LC
2022:32 TEAM3
2022:33 Lc
2022:37 NWAS28
2023

2023:35 UNK
2023:37 NWAS28
2023:40 Lc
2023:43 NWAS28
2023:45 LC
2023:47 TEAM3
2023:52 TEAM3
2023:54 LC
2023:56 Lc
2024:00 NWA5S28
2024:14 NWA508

there but you go tango that's fine ground point seven

three seventy eight tango point seven

team three proceed as requested next arrival is on a
downwind on about five miles out

team three

northwest five twenty eight reduce ah reduce and square
your base to final gonna to plow the interception real
quick

okay we'll square northwest five twenty eight

(unintelligible)

just to confirm ah northwest five two eight we cleared
to land now

affirmative traffic is ah about to cleared the runway

thanks

team three next arrival is one mile out

(unintelligible)

tower team three is cleared

team three thank you

northwest five twenty eight cleared to land three one
traffic holding on four wind three six zero at one one

cleared to land three one northwest five twenty eight

northwest five zero eight is with you


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2020:36

2020:40

2020:44

2020:48

2020:56

2020:59

2021:22

2021:27

2021:30

2021:31

2021:33

2021:48

2021:53

2021:56

2022:01

2022:22

LC

AWE1549

LC

AAL378

NWAS28

Lc

PDT4203

LC

PDT4203

Lc

NWA337

LC

TEAM3

LC

TEAM3

LC

cactus fifteen forty nine laguardia runway four position
and hold traffic will land three one

position and hold runway four for cactus fifteen forty
nine

american three seventy eight cleared to land three one
wind zero three zero one zero traffic will hold on four

roger wind cleared to land runway three one american
three seventy eight

hello laguardia northwest five twenty eight expressway
visual three one

northwest five twenty eight laguardia tower you’re
number two i’ll have your landing clearance shortly

laguardia tower piedmont forty two zero three expressway
visual behind northwest

piedmont forty two oh three laguardia tower you’re
number three will have your landing clearance shortly

continue piedmont forty two zero three

northwest three thirty seven contact departure good day

departure northwest three thirty seven

team three how many passes on double alpha you need ah
going on the intersection

two passes will be sufficient ah to pass

alright after this arrival lands well ah he’s on short
final you can do it

roger

american three seventy eight you roll out to sierra exit


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2026:26 VEHS1
2026:29 TEAMS
2026:31 LC
2026:46 Lc
2026:51 PDT4203
2026:54 LC
2026:57 EGF4718
2027:01 LC
2027:05 AAL335
2027:08 VEH51
2027:10 NWASO8
2027:12 Lc
2027:16 NWA5S08
2027:28 PDT4386
2027:31 LC
2027:35 PDT4386

2028

vehicle five one and company crossing

and team team five is cleared off runway four

team five thank you

piedmont forty two oh three turn left juliet behind
northwest ground point seven

left turn behind northwest and over to ground piedmont
forty two oh three

eagle forty seven eighteen runway four cleared for take
off

(unintelligible) cleared for take off on runway four
eagle flight ah forty seven seven eighteen

american three thirty five laguardia tower runway four
position hold traffic will land three one

position and hold runway four american three thirty five

vehicle five one and company cleared

northwest five oh eight are we cleared to land

northwest five oh eight cleared to land three one wind
zero one zero at one zero traffic will hold on four

roger cleared to land northwest five oh eight three one

piedmont forty three eighty six expressway visual three
one

piedmont forty three eighty six laguardia tower you’re
number two i’1l have the landing clearance shortly

thank you forty three eighty six roger


Federal Aviation
Administration

Memorandum

Date: February 02, 2009
To: Aircraft Accident File N90-TRACON-0122
From: LaGuardia Airport Traffic Control Tower

Subject: INFORMATION: Full Transcript
Aircraft Accident, AWE1549
New York, NY, January 15, 2009

This transcription covers the LaGuardia Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) LC
LC position for the time period from January 15, 2009, 2015 UTC, to January 15,
2009, 2030 UTC.

Agencies Making Transmissions Abbreviations
LaGuardia ATCT Local Control Lc
UNITED AIR LINES INC., UAL672 UAL672
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC., AAL753 AAL753
AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATION

(APPLETON, WI), AWI3650 AWI3650
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (TEMPE, AZ),

AWE2131 AWE2131
Port Authority Snow Removal Team 3 TEAM3
Port Authority Snow Removal Team 2 TEAM2
DELTA AIR LINES, INC., DAL1356 DAL1356
NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES INC., NWA337 NWA337
Port Authority Vehicle 51 VEHS1
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC., AAL378 AAL378
AIR WISCONSIN AIRLINES CORPORATION

(APPLETON, WI), AWI2131 AWI2131
AMERICA WEST AIRLINES (TEMPE, AZ),

AWE1549 AWE1549
NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES INC., NWA528 NWAS28

PIEDMONT AIRLINES, INC. D/B/A HENSON
AVIATION - USAIR FLORIDA SHUTTLE - USAIR

EXPRESS (SALISBURY, MD), PDT4203 PDT4203
Unknown UNK
NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES INC., NWASO8 NWASO8
AMR AMERICAN EAGLE, INC. (DALLAS/FT.

WORTH, TX), EGF4718 EGF4718
Port Authority Snow Removal Team 5 TEAMS
AMERICAN AIRLINES INC., AAL335 AAL335

PIEDMONT AIRLINES, INC. D/B/A HENSON
AVIATION - USAIR FLORIDA SHUTTLE - USAIR
EXPRESS (SALISBURY, MD), PDT4386 PDT4386

I hereby certify that the following is a true transcription of the recorded
conversations pertaining to the subject aircraft accident involving AWE1549.


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2029:36
2030

TEAM2

fine let me know when you’re cleared

team two

End of Transcript


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2024:16 Lc
2024:20 NWAS08
2024:49 LC
2024:51 NWA528
2024:54 Lc
2024:56 AWE1549
2025:00 LC
2025:04 EGF 4718
2025:06 LC
2025:10 PDT4203
2025:44 Lc
2025:48 AWE1549
2026

2026:06 UNK
2026:14 LC
2026:17 VEHS1
2026:23 LC

northwest five oh eight laguardia number three up ah
dash eight you’re following five miles ahead of you

roger

northwest five twenty eight you can exit at sierra
ground point seven

sierra point seven five two eight

cactus fifteen forty nine runway four cleared for take
off

cactus fifteen forty nine cleared for takeoff

eagle forty seven eighteen laguardia runway four
position hold traffic will land three one

position and hold runway four eagle flight forty seven
eighteen

piedmont forty two oh three cleared to land runway three
one wind three six zero at one two traffic will hold on
four

cleared to land three one piedmont fourty two zero three

cactus fifteen forty nine contact new york departure
good day

good day

(unintelligible)

ah i heard a three one who’s that

vehicle five one and company at the east point pad to
cross three one

five one and company proceed across east point pad


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2017:24 DAL1356
2017:43 NWA337
2017:46 Lc
2017:53 NWA337
2017:56 VEHS1
2018:00 LC
2018:03 VEH51
2018:09 AAL378
2018:11 Lc
2018:16 AAL378
2018:29 VEHS1
2018:31 Lc

2019

2019:07 Lc
2019:10 AWI2131
2019:14 Lc
2019:19 DAL1356

got the anchor out

northwest three thirty seven hold short ready

northwest three three seven laguardia runway four
position and hold via they plowing the high speeds so be
like ah couple of minutes in position traffic also
landing three one

alright position and hold northwest three thirty seven

laguardia ground vehicle five one and company at charlie
yankee to cross four

five one and company cross four at charlie yankee

five one crossing

american three seventy eight two and an a half out side
dials

american three seventy eight laguardia tower you’re
following an md eighty on downwind of the landing
clearance shortly you’re number three

cleared to land american three seventy eight

five one and company cleared

five one thank you

cactus twenty one thirty one you can turn left tango
ground point seven when you’re clear

tango point seven good day

thirteen fifty six cleared to land three one wind zero
two zero at nine traffic will be holding on four

(unintelligible) cleared to land delta thirteen fifty
six


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2016:34

2016:39

2016:45

2016:50

2016:52

2016:55

2016:56

2016:58

2017:01

2017:02

2017:04

2017:06

2017:08

2017:10

2017:14

2017:17

2017:20

LC

TEAM3

LC

TEAM3

TEAM2

LC

TEAM2

LC

TEAM2

LC

AAL753

LC

AWI3650

Lc

AWE2131

DAL1356

Lc

you have some other thing you want to do first until ah
final lightens up

ah we'll just stand by ah or if you can give us give us
clearance on to ah four will do ah papa

yeah we you can do papa right now if you want proceed on
to four on papa just remain south of thirty one

roger

tower team two

team two

team two like to proceed on runway four at fox

team two you can proceed onto four at foxtrot

team team two proceeding

american seven five three contact departure good day

see you

wisconsin thirty six fifty ground point seven

good afternoon consin thirty six fifty

cactus twenty one thirty one cleared to land three one
wind one zero one zero one zero

cleared to land thirty one cactus twenty one thirty one

delta thirteen fifty six coming up the expressway

delta thirteen fifty six laguardia tower your can start
reducing you’re about fifty knots faster than the airbus
ahead


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TM RE
Daniel Lai

A

Staff Support Specialist

LaGuardia ATCT

2015

2015:27 LC
2015:34 UAL672
2015:38 Lc
2015:41 AAL753
2015:44 AWI3650
2015:45 Lc
2015:50 AWI3650
2015:52 AWE2131
2015:55 Lc
2015:58 AWE2131
2016

2016:18 Lc
2016:23 TEAM3
2016:29 Lc

united six seventy two you can exit on tango behind u s
air or go down to sierra your choice ground point seven

looks like we’ll make tango behind u s air we'll call
ground united six seventy two

thank you american seven five three cleared for take off
runway four

clear for take off (unintelligible) fifty three

tower wisconsin thirty six fifty cleared to land

wisconsin thirty six fifty three one wind zero one zero
at one zero traffic will depart off four

three one cleared to land wisconsin thirty six fifty

twenty one thirty one over the tanks

cactus twenty one thirty one laguardia tower number two
i will have your landing clearance shortly

roger

team three you can proceed on to runway four just remain
south of the intersection thirty one

tower ah team three ah will like to go up ah double
alpha on to the intersection sir

ah that's ah going to be a problem we have too many
arrivals right now but that