Close call between planes on runway in Nashville

Sep 13

Craig Nigrelli Reporter

By Craig Nigrelli (Reporter), Jake Maslo (Editor)

Two planes nearly collided at the Nashville International Airport on Thursday, Sept. 12. While the planes did not touch, one ended up getting a flat tire during the incident and could not take off.

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An Alaska Airlines jet was about to take off when a Southwest Airlines plane entered the runway. The Alaska pilot hit the breaks and avoided hitting the other jet.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilots aborted the takeoff because the Southwest plane was cleared to cross the same runway where they got takeoff clearance.

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Alaska Airlines says the sudden braking caused extreme heat which flattened the tires on the Boeing 737 Max. Responding officials did not report any injuries in the incident. Alaska Airlines dispatched another plane to take the 176 passengers to Seattle.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation. Southwest said it is in contact with both agencies and will participate in the investigation.

This incident follows a similar one at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, Sept. 10. Two Delta planes collided, and both sustained damage. Responding officials did not report any injuries there, either.

Tags: Alaska Airlines, Nashville, National Transportation Safety Board, Plane, Southwest, Southwest airlines

[CRAIG NIGRELLI]

A CLOSE CALL ON THURSDAY ON THE TARMAC OF THE NASHVILLE AIRPORT.

THE PILOTS OF AN ALASKA AIRLINES JET, THAT WAS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF, HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO AVOID A POSSIBLE COLLISION WITH A SOUTHWEST FLIGHT.

THE F-A-A SAYS THE PILOTS ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BECAUSE THE SOUTHWEST PLANE WAS CLEARED TO CROSS THE SAME RUNWAY.

ALASKA AIRLINES SAYS THE SUDDEN BRAKING CAUSED EXTREME HEAT, WHICH FLATTENED THE TIRES ON THE PLANE, A BOEING 737 MAX.

FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

ALASKA AIRLINES DISPATCHED ANOTHER PLANE TO TAKE THE 176 PASSENGERS AND A HALF DOZEN CREW MEMBERS TO SEATTLE.

THE F-A-A AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD ARE NOW INVESTIGATING. FOR ITS PART, SOUTHWEST SAYS IT IS IN CONTACT WITH BOTH AGENCIES AND WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE INVESTIGATION.