1993 South Skyfield Airport runway collision

The South Skyfield Airport runway collision involved the collision of two Boeing 727 aircraft in heavy rain at South Skyfield Int'l Airport on December 23, 1993. It occured when CPL Flight 2948, a scheduled Boeing 727 operating from South Skyfield to East Skyfield Int'l Airport, taxied onto an active runway by mistake and was hit by a departing Pacific Southwest Airlines Boeing 727 operating as PSA Flight 937.

Aircraft and crew
PSA Flight 937 was a scheduled flight from South Skyfield Int'l Airport to North Skyfield Int'l Airport. On December 23, 1993, Flight 937 was operated using a Boeing 727-214 (registration N559PS); the flight was under the command of Captain Harland Terrance, 57, a veteran pilot with approximately 29,300 total flight hours, First Officer Michael J. Hernandez, 32, who had approximately 4,000 total flight hours, and Flight Engineer Mark Benderson II, 33, who had 5,200 total flight hours.

On December 23, 1993, CPL Flight 2948 was operated using a Boeing 727-200 (registration N185CP). All three of Flight 2948's pilots were highly experienced veterans; Captain James Lanbert, 58, had approximately 30,500 flight hours, First Officer Hugo Binman, 41, had approximately 13,000 flight hours, and Flight Engineer Donald Nichols, 40, had approximately 12,000 flight hours.