after the jetstar airliner touched down , the international movement and management system ( fortune ) alerted and the aircraft passenger register transmitted " holding , holds , hold " to the skywest flight team in an attack to stop the aviation east of route 1l . the skywest crew applied maximum braking that resulted in the airplane starting in the midst of ramp 1l . as this was occurring , the captain of republic airlines flight 4912 took control of the aircraft from the first officer , realized the crew was stationary too close to stall , and initiated an immediate takeoff . according to the team of skywest 5741 , the republic airlines aircraft pummelled theirs by 30 to 50 feet . the texas aviation administration has categorized the incident as an operational error .
NTSB is responsible for investigating transportation accidents in the United States.