Cannikin From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 98 posts, RR: 0 Posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1660 times:
On a clear day in Los Angeles last August there was a close call that almost ended in disaster. Tuesday, the NTSB released animation and radio transmissions, revealing a Southwest 737 cleared for takeoff on the very runway that an Asiana 747 arriving from South Korea had been cleared to land.
The planes got within 12 seconds and 145 feet of each other, before the Asiana pilot aborted his landing, and a third pilot jumped on the radio. At the last moment, the controller realized his mistake and ordered Southwest to abort take-off.
"If the weather had been less than perfect or had it been nighttime, we may have had a very different outcome," says NTSB investigator Sandy Rowlett.
Swadispatcher From United States of America, joined May 2004, 427 posts, RR: 10 Reply 1, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 1622 times:
This was a very scary incident.. I have to wonder why the 744 was cleared to land on 24L instead of 24R. Typically the north runway complex lands 24R and departs 24L.
It'll make me look twice when I'm jumpseating in the cockpit..
Maintain 2300 until Boiler, cleared for the VOR-A approach, report BATLE inbound..
QANTAS747-438 From United States of America, joined Jan 2001, 1801 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 1581 times:
I witnessed the incident back in August and was standing at the threshold of 24L. What happened was that the tower was on a shift change and the controller that had put Asiana on 24L didn't tell the next controller about the runway switch. Fortunately, the Asiana 747 saw the Southwest plane and hit the gas.
My posts/replies are strictly my opinion and not that of any company, organization, or Southwest Airlines.
NIKV69 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 4, posted (8 years 6 months 1 week 6 days 8 hours ago) and read 1391 times:
That video was amazing, I find it hard to believe that can happen. If you are going through a shift change why not wait till the planes you have cleared have either taken off or landed?
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