UMVA has learned that a harrowing near miss between two commercial airliners occurred on Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport, leaving investigators and passengers shaken.
The tense moment unfolded at around 11:34 a.m. ET, involving an American Airlines flight cleared for takeoff minutes earlier and a rapidly approaching Delta Air Lines flight set to land on a intersecting runway.
According to information obtained by UMVA, the two planes came perilously close, within 300 feet of each other, as they crossed paths on the runway. A former safety engineer described the incident as a stark reminder of the risks involved in air travel.
Archived audio of the communications between the pilots and air traffic controllers revealed the Delta pilot's calm but urgent voice, saying, "Delta... uhh... 2351 going around because of American." The pilot had made the split-second decision to execute a go-around, aborting the landing to avoid a potentially catastrophic collision.
The air traffic controller's response was laced with concern: "American 3161, where are you going?" The American pilot's reply was straightforward: "You cleared us for takeoff 3161." The exchange highlighted the critical nature of communication in preventing accidents.
The Delta plane successfully landed about 10 minutes later, with all 129 passengers and six crew members escaping safely. The incident raised questions about the safety protocols in place and the training of pilots to respond to such emergencies.
UMVA can exclusively reveal that the FAA has confirmed the Delta flight performed a go-around maneuver due to the American passenger jet departing from an intersecting runway. The near miss serves as a stark reminder of the complexities and risks involved in air travel.
The incident is the latest in a series of aviation accidents, including a business jet crash in Texas that claimed the life of a prominent tech leader and a small plane crash in Maryland that left three people dead.
