Chicago near miss

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A Southwest Airlines plane and a private jet that entered the runway without authorisation experienced a close call at Chicago Midway International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Southwest Flight 2504 landed safely at the Chicago airport after the flight crew had to perform a go-around to prevent a potential incident on Tuesday morning, according to Southwest.

The FAA is investigating the incident, which took place at around 8.50am local time.

 

The close call comes as the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating a string of safety incidents in recent weeks, including the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a Medevac jet crash in Philadelphia and a deadly regional airline crash off the coast of Nome, Alaska.

In the Chicago incident, the Southwest plane was arriving from Omaha, Nebraska, and the private jet, a Bombardier Challenger 350, was headed to Knoxville, Tennessee, according to FlightRadar24.

Air traffic control instructed the private jet to turn left on "Runway 4L, cross Runway 31L and hold short of Runway 31C," according to audio from LiveATC.net.

The pilot replies saying, "Alright, left on 2 – uh – 4L, cross the 22, or 13C, Flexjet 560."

Then the air traffic controller on the ground immediately replies to the pilot, "Flexjet 560, negative! Cross 31L, hold short Runway 31C."

 

[ClintonB]

Too close for comfort, a good go around executed. You would think flying a biz jet you would have better comprehension of instructions from ATC. Acted more like an out in the booneys weekender having a crack at the big smoke.

[Red]

I have no idea if its a factor here, but talking to a few American pilots in the last few years who seem to go from training for PPL, through to Getting an instructor ticket and on to corporate jets in 2-3 years and always sound very sure of themselves.

Loads of confidence with not loads of experience, I sometimes get a shiver down the spine listening to them.

[facthunter]

ACE of the Base types Now have "Pocket rocket".  nev

[danny_galaga]

8 hours ago, facthunter said:

ACE of the Base types Now have "Pocket rocket".  nev

Did someone say Ace of Base?

 

 

 

[Moneybox]

I'm surprised there are so few serious accidents around airports. There's just too much traffic and even very experienced people make mistakes from time to time. I was leaving Chicago about 25 years ago when the airport closed due to a snow storm. If I remember rightly there were 1000 flights cancelled that day at the Chicago airport.

 

Chicago's airport comprises up to 2,500 takeoffs and landings per day  How can they safely separate that many aircraft with consistent results?

[facthunter]

BY  the system coping, but the Margin for error gets smaller, and the pressure gets higher.  Nev

[Moneybox]