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Close call at LAX
August 19, 2007 Close call at LAX By AP LOS ANGELES -- A packed WestJet airliner on a flight from Calgary was involved in a near-miss Thursday with another jet on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport, aviation officials said. The close call happened at about 1 p.m. and appeared to have been the result of mistakes made by both the arriving pilot and a ground traffic controller, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Officials said the WestJet Boeing 737, carrying 136 passengers, came within 15 metres of colliding with a 150-seat Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 that was taking off. The Northwest jet was travelling about 240 km/h when the WestJet plane approached its path. The WestJet plane managed to stop just in time to avoid a crash. No one was hurt, authorities said. An investigation was under way. SWITCHED FREQUENCIES Gregor said the arriving pilot switched radio frequencies too early after landing and was unable to receive final directions from the air traffic controller, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website. When the WestJet pilot notified the ground traffic controller that the plane was proceeding to its gate, the ground controller cleared him without checking first with the air traffic controller. Aircraft arriving at the Los Angeles airport must cross the inside runway to reach their gate. The "runway incursion" was the eighth such incident at LAX this year, matching the total for all of 2006. WestJet officials declined to comment on the specifics of the incident. Airline spokeswoman Natalie Green would only say that the airline was investigating. |
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Close call at LAX
"AJ" wrote in message
ups.com... August 19, 2007 Close call at LAX By AP LOS ANGELES -- A packed WestJet airliner on a flight from Calgary was involved in a near-miss Thursday with another jet on the tarmac at Los Angeles International Airport, aviation officials said. The close call happened at about 1 p.m. and appeared to have been the result of mistakes made by both the arriving pilot and a ground traffic controller, said Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. Officials said the WestJet Boeing 737, carrying 136 passengers, came within 15 metres of colliding with a 150-seat Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 that was taking off. ... When the WestJet pilot notified the ground traffic controller that the plane was proceeding to its gate, the ground controller cleared him without checking first with the air traffic controller. Aircraft arriving at the Los Angeles airport must cross the inside runway to reach their gate. ... So, like, the WestJet pilot looked out the window before crossing a runway (as common sense would suggest) and said "Gee - I think I'll stop here and wait for that Airbus to go by before I cross"? -- Geoff The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate. |
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Close call at LAX
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:11:10 -0400, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea
Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote: So, like, the WestJet pilot looked out the window before crossing a runway (as common sense would suggest) and said "Gee - I think I'll stop here and wait for that Airbus to go by before I cross"? As in a daily occurrence? |
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