An Alaska Airlines Plane and a FedEx Cargo Plane Nearly Collided
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- An Alaska Airlines aircraft and a FedEx cargo aircraft practically collided on intersecting runways at Newark International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday, March 17
- The Alaska Airlines aircraft, which had 171 passengers and six crew members on board, narrowly prevented the FedEx aircraft by 300 to 325 toes
- The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident
A business aircraft and a cargo aircraft nearly collided at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday, March 17.
An Alaska Airlines 737 and a FedEx 777 cargo aircraft have been each trying to land on intersecting runways round 8:17 pm native time, in accordance with a Federal Aviation Administration information launch issued on Thursday, March 19.
The plans practically collided after the Alaska Airlines Flight 294 was instructed by air site visitors controllers “to perform a go-around” on the airport, because the FedEx Flight 721 was “cleared for the final approach to an intersecting runway,” in accordance with the FAA.
“Air traffic control issued a go-around to our aircraft, which our pilots are highly trained for,” Alaska Airlines stated in a assertion obtained by PEOPLE. Alaska Airlines confirmed the flight had 171 passengers and six crew members on board, and it was touring from Portland, Ore., per the San Francisco Gate. The cargo aircraft departed from Memphis, Tenn.
The FedEx plane safely landed on the intersecting runway, however the Alaska Airlines aircraft narrowly missed it by 300 to 325 toes, in accordance with FlightRadar24, ABC News reported.
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FedEx additionally stated in a assertion obtained by PEOPLE that the aircraft’s flight crew was given directions from the air site visitors controllers and was in a position to land “safely without incident” on the airport.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident.
