An American Airways jet aborted a touchdown at Reagan Nationwide Airport in Washington, D.C., to keep away from a collision with one other aircraft on Tuesday morning, aviation officers stated.
The flight was making its ultimate descent at 8:20 a.m. ET when the pilot noticed one other aircraft getting ready to take off from the runway and made the fast resolution to carry out a go-around maneuver, by which the pilot pulled up and ascended towards the skies, to keep away from the opposite plane, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated in a press release to Fox Information Digital.
The FAA stated the maneuver was made to “guarantee separation was maintained between this plane and a previous departure from the identical 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 aircraft on Tuesday morning, aviation officers stated. (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 aircraft on the runway.
Southwest Flight 2504 from Omaha practically touched down on the runway at Chicago Halfway Airport at 9:50 a.m. ET when the pilot all of a sudden pointed the aircraft’s nostril again towards the sky to fly over a smaller enterprise Flexjet plane that entered its path on the runway.
The FAA stated in a preliminary assertion that the “enterprise jet entered the runway with out authorization.” The company, in addition to the Nationwide Transportation Security Board, stated 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 Dwell)
A Southwest spokesperson instructed Fox Information in a press release that the flight’s “crew adopted security procedures and the flight landed with out 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 practically 200 passengers was pressured to make an emergency touchdown at Newark Liberty Worldwide Airport in New Jersey after the airline stated there was a “attainable mechanical problem” mid-flight.Â
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 aircraft 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 useless, together with all these aboard, and injuring 19 others.
A commuter aircraft in Alaska crashed on Feb. 6, killing all 10 folks on board.
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A Delta Air Strains flight burst into flames and flipped the wrong 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.Â
