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Southwest Flight 2504, arriving in from Omaha Nebraska (OMA/KOMA), landed safely at Chicago airport after the flight crew had to perform a go-around to prevent a potential incident, according to Southwest. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident, which took place at 8:48 a.m. local time as the plane was landing on runway 31C.
The close call comes as the two agencies are investigating a string of safety incidents in recent weeks, including the deadly midair collision over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a Medevac jet crash in Philadelphia and a regional airline crash off the coast of Nome, Alaska, that killed 10 people.
The private jet, a Bombardier Challenger 350, was headed to Knoxville, Tennessee (TYS/KTYS), according to FlightRadar24. A transcript shows Air traffic control instructed the private jet to turn left on “Runway 4L, cross Runway 31L and hold short of Runway 31C,”.
The pilot replies saying, “Alright, left on 2 – uh – 4L, cross the 22, or 13C, Flexjet 560.”
Then the air traffic controller on the ground immediately replies to the pilot, “Flexjet 560, negative! Cross 31L, hold short Runway 31C.”
Air traffic controllers reply, “-west 2504, uh, roger that. Climb, maintain 3,000.” Once the plane reached 3,000 feet in the air, the pilot asked the tower, “Southwest 2504, uh, how’d that happen?”
“The crew followed safety procedures, and the flight landed without incident,” a Southwest spokesperson said in an email to the media. “Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.”
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement on X, “It is imperative that pilots follow the instructions of air traffic controllers. If they do not, their licenses will be pulled.” Duffy said he would provide additional updates when they become available.
Flexjet, the company operating the Bombardier Challenger 350, is “aware of the occurrence” in Chicago and “was working to gather more information on this situation,” a spokesperson said in a statement. The private jet can seat up to 9 passengers, according to configurations posted on Flexjet’s website.
The planes came as close as approximately 2,050 feet before the Southwest plane initiated the go-around. The Southwest plane flew over the private jet at an uncorrected pressure altitude of 900 feet, which was approximately 250 feet above ground after adjusting for pressure and elevation, FlightRadar24 said.
Aircraft Information:
Airline: Southwest Airlines
Code: WN/SWA
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8H4
Registration: N8517F
Serial Number: 63594
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B27E
First Flew: 13th December 2016
Age: 8.3 Years
Aircraft Information:
Owner / Operator: Flexjet
Code: LXJ
Aircraft: Bombardier Challenger 350
Registration: N560FX
Serial Number: 20886
Engines: 2 x Honeywell HTF7350 turbofans
First Flew: 13th January 2021
Age: 4.1Years
The planes came as close as approximately 2,050 feet before the Southwest plane initiated the go-around. The Southwest plane flew over the private jet at an uncorrected pressure altitude of 900 feet, which was approximately 250 feet above ground after adjusting for pressure and elevation, FlightRadar24 said.
Aircraft Information:
Airline: Southwest Airlines
Code: WN/SWA
Aircraft: Boeing 737-8H4
Registration: N8517F
Serial Number: 63594
Engines: 2 x CFMI CFM56-7B27E
First Flew: 13th December 2016
Age: 8.3 Years
Aircraft Information:
Owner / Operator: Flexjet
Code: LXJ
Aircraft: Bombardier Challenger 350
Registration: N560FX
Serial Number: 20886
Engines: 2 x Honeywell HTF7350 turbofans
First Flew: 13th January 2021
Age: 4.1Years
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