FAA Probes Boston Logan Close Call After Delta Flight 2351 Aborts Landing
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Updated · CNN · Jun 20
FAA Probes Boston Logan Close Call After Delta Flight 2351 Aborts Landing
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 20
Summary
Saturday’s near miss at Boston Logan unfolded around 11:30 a.m., when Delta Flight 2351 broke off its landing as American Flight 3161 accelerated for takeoff on an intersecting runway.
Several hundred feet separated the aircraft, according to CNN’s analysis of Flightradar24 data, before the Delta Airbus A319 executed a go-around and later landed safely with passengers deplaning normally.
Air traffic control audio captured by ATC.com shows a controller asking the American crew where it was going; the pilot replied the tower had cleared the flight for takeoff.
The FAA is now investigating the incident, the latest in a run of U.S. aviation safety scares that has included recent close-call probes, worsening turbulence and four dramatic crashes.