Moment United plane collides with Delta plane on runway at Boston’s Logan Airport

Since 2023 began, there have been at least eight instances of planes colliding or near-colliding at US airports.

January 13 – A Delta flight nearly crashes head-on into the side of an American Airlines that had crossed onto its runway at New York’s John F Kennedy Airport.

The Boeing 737 he was piloting was traveling at 115 mph down a runway at the New York airport at around 8:45 p.m. when an air traffic controller noticed an American Airlines flight to the UK crossing from an adjacent runway directly ahead. of the departing plane. ABC 7 reports.

Air Traffic Control had told the American Airlines flight to cross ‘runway 31L at Kilo’, but instead it crossed runway 4 to the left at Juliet, crossing directly in front of the departing Delta flight.

The Delta pilot was forced to brake abruptly, traveling another 661 feet before coming to a complete stop with just 1,000 feet to spare before the plane collided with the American Airlines Boeing 777, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a preliminary statement.

He was then forced to return to the gate and did not take off again until the next morning, while the American Airlines flight made it to the UK on time.

Jan 18 – JetBlue flight ‘crashes’ into empty parked plane at JFK

According to a passenger aboard the JetBlue flight during the incident, a truck was pushing the plane from the gate and preparing to taxi before takeoff.

During the pushback, the AirBus A320 collided with another parked JetBlue AirBus A320.

Following the incident, the plane returned to the departure gate and the passengers were forced to disembark. No injuries were reported. Both planes were taken out of service, the airline said.

February 3 – Two United Airlines planes collide at New Jersey airport

Two United Airlines planes clipped their wings on the runway at Newark Liberty International amid a series of high-profile near misses at US airports.

Boeing 757 bound for Orlando, Floridawas struck by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner before the pilot announced to the passengers: ‘Obviously our wing was clipped.’

Feb 4 – FedEx plane nearly misses Southwest Airlines plane at Austin airport

A FedEx cargo plane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport came within seconds of disaster and the flight crew was suddenly forced to stop and abort their landing after a Southwest Airlines plane was also cleared to take off from the same track.

The two aircraft appeared to be 75 vertical feet from each other.

The Boeing 767 cargo plane was several miles from the airport when it was cleared to land, according to the FAA, but just before landing, an air traffic controller also gave the go-ahead for the Southwest Boeing 737 to take off. the exact same stretch of asphalt.

“Shortly before the FedEx aircraft landed, the controller cleared Southwest Flight 708 from the same runway,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

“The pilot of the FedEx plane aborted the landing and began a climb.”

February 27 – The JetBlue pilot was forced to take “evasive action” after a plane crossed the runway as it was preparing to land in Boston.

A JetBlue pilot had to take “evasive action” while landing at Boston’s Logan International Airport when another plane crossed a runway, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The close call occurred at 7 p.m. when the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance as a JetBlue flight was preparing to land on an intersecting runway, according to the FAA’s preliminary review.

The FAA is investigating how close the two aircraft were, but flight data tracking service Flightradar24 said Tuesday that a preliminary analysis placed the aircraft about 530 feet (160 meters) apart.

An air traffic controller ordered the Learjet pilot to line up and wait on one runway while the JetBlue flight landed on another, the FAA said in a statement.

“The Learjet pilot read the instructions clearly, but began a takeoff roll instead,” the FAA said. “The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and began a climb as the Learjet crossed the intersection.”

March 6 – The wings of two United Airlines planes catch on the runway at Boston’s Logan Airport.

Two United Airlines planes were involved in a low-speed collision at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

It happened when a passenger plane was being pushed back out of its bay and its right wing struck the horizontal stabilizer at the rear of an adjacent plane.

The incident occurred just before 9 a.m. and required United Airlines to disembark all passengers so the two flights could be rescheduled using different aircraft.

“As he was pushing back from his gate today in Boston Logan, the wing of a United aircraft made contact with the wing of another United aircraft parked at the neighboring gate,” United Airlines said in a statement.

March 18 – Southwest flight avoids crashing into helicopter on runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport

A plane almost collides with a helicopter in a south California airport, a few days after the The Federal Aviation Administration held a summit on growing security concerns.

FAA officials saying A Southwest flight was approaching a runway at Hollywood Burbank Airport around 9:50 a.m. when an air traffic controller noticed a The Angels Fire Brigade helicopter on the same runway.

According to an FAA statement, the helicopter had been practicing touch-and-go landings. After noticing the problem, the controller told the Boeing 737 to turn around.

No one was injured and the matter is being investigated by the FAA at this time.

The Boeing 737 was Southwest Flight N551WN from Phoenix, which had to turn around and attempt another landing after a near miss ended the first landing attempt.

June 16 – A United plane collides with a Delta plane on the runway at Boston’s Logan Airport.

Passengers aboard a Delta flight caught on camera the moment a United Airlines plane collided with their aircraft on the runway at Boston’s Logan Airport, forcing all passengers to deplane and rebook their seats. tickets.

The two vehicles collided Friday afternoon as the parked Delta plane waited to take off for Detroit.

Video posted online showed the United plane slowly backing towards the Delta plane, and an airline spokesperson confirmed to WCVB that its wing brushed the tail of the other plane.

“Customers on United’s plane disembarked normally at the gate and we will rebook them on other flights,” the United spokesman said, noting that there were 128 passengers on board the Newark-bound flight. New Jersey.

Passengers aboard the Delta flight were also booked onto another flight that arrived an hour later, and the airline apologized for the inconvenience and ordered customers pizzas, one passenger wrote online.