The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a “close call” occurred between a JetBlue plane and a Learjet at Boston Logan International Airport on Monday night.
The JetBlue Embraer 190 plane, which was on final approach and about to land at the airport shortly before 7 p.m., was forced to execute a “go around” when the Learjet took off without clearance, according to the FAA.
The FAA statement added, “An air traffic controller instructed the pilot of the Learjet to line up and wait on Runway 9 while the JetBlue Embraer 190 landed on Runway 4-Right, which intersects Runway 9. The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead. The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and initiated a climb-out as the Learjet crossed the intersection.”
Boston Logan International Airport.Getty
The FAA is now investigating just how close the two planes came, the statement said.
JetBlue Flight 206, which originated in Nashvilleaccording to FlightAware, later safely landed, the airline told PEOPLE in a statement.
JetBlue plane.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images
Monday’s near-miss comes on the heels of a handful of other similar events.
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In January, two planes nearly ran into one another at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. On this occasion a Delta Air Lines plane was just taking off when “air traffic controllers noticed another aircraft crossing the runway in front of the departing jetliner,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
Delta’s Boeing 737 managed to safely stop roughly 1,000 feet “before reaching the point” where an American Airlines Boeing 777 “had crossed from an adjacent taxiway,” said the FAA, adding that it is looking into the incident.
source: people.com
