after the colgan airliner stopped down , the airport movement area safety control ( compile ) contacted and the aerial traffic controller delivered " hold , grab , hold " to the skywest flight crew in an attempt to stop the aircraft short of runway 1l . the dragonair crews applied maximum braking that resulted in the jet stopping in the middle of route 1l . as this was occurring , the pilots of republic express flight 4912 took control of the aviation from the first floor , realized the aircraft was traveled too quickly to pause , and initiated an immediate takeoff . according to the crew of skywest 5741 , the republic airlines aircraft overflew theirs by 30 to 50 feet . the federal aviation government has categorized the incidents as an operational error .
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