An American Airways jet aborted a touchdown at Reagan Nationwide Airport in Washington, D.C., to keep away from a collision with one other airplane on Tuesday morning, aviation officers mentioned.
The flight was making its ultimate descent at 8:20 a.m. ET when the pilot noticed one other airplane getting ready to take off from the runway and made the fast choice to carry out a go-around maneuver, through which the pilot pulled up and ascended towards the skies, to keep away from the opposite plane, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mentioned in an announcement to Fox Information Digital.
The FAA mentioned the maneuver was made to “ensure separation was maintained between this aircraft and a preceding departure from the same runway.”
Fox Information Digital reached out to American Airways however didn’t instantly hear again.
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An American Airways flight aborted a touchdown at Reagan Nationwide Airport in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning to keep away from a collision with one other airplane on Tuesday morning, aviation officers mentioned. (iStock)
Inside a span of 90 minutes, one other flight in Chicago was pressured to abort its touchdown to keep away from a collision with a airplane on the runway.
Southwest Flight 2504 from Omaha almost touched down on the runway at Chicago Halfway Airport at 9:50 a.m. ET when the pilot instantly pointed the airplane’s nostril again towards the sky to fly over a smaller enterprise Flexjet plane that entered its path on the runway.
The FAA mentioned in a preliminary assertion that the “business jet entered the runway without authorization.” The company, in addition to the Nationwide Transportation Security Board, mentioned they’re investigating the incident.
The Southwest flight crew carried out a go-around maneuver to keep away from a attainable incident with a personal jet that crossed its path on the runway at Chicago Halfway Worldwide Airport on Tuesday morning. (StreamTime Stay)
A Southwest spokesperson informed Fox Information in an announcement that the flight’s “crew followed safety procedures and the flight landed without incident.”
The 2 near-misses on Tuesday morning spotlight considerations about aviation security after a string of air journey incidents in latest weeks.
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Earlier Tuesday, a United Airways flight carrying almost 200 passengers was pressured to make an emergency touchdown at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport in New Jersey after the airline mentioned there was a “possible mechanical issue” mid-flight.
A day earlier, a Delta Air Strains flight was pressured to return to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport after a “haze” stuffed the cabin, in accordance with the airline. Passengers evacuated the plane upon touchdown safely, and no accidents had been reported.
An American Airways airplane collided with a navy Black Hawk helicopter close to Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport on Jan. 26, killing all 67 folks aboard the 2 plane – the deadliest aviation crash within the U.S. since 2009.
Lower than 48 hours later, a medical ambulance flight carrying a toddler affected person, her mom and 4 others crashed in Philadelphia, leaving seven folks lifeless, together with all these aboard, and injuring 19 others.
A commuter airplane in Alaska crashed on Feb. 6, killing all 10 folks on board.
A Delta Air Strains flight burst into flames and flipped the other way up whereas touchdown at Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport on Feb. 17. Everybody on board survived the ordeal, although 21 folks had been injured.
