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US agencies investigate close call between Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 and a Cessna Citation 560X business jet in San Diego

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Tags: usa.ca.san diego, air traffic controllers, safety.aviation, airlines, southwest airlines, aircraft, boeing.737, cessna, author.david shepardson, source.reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-faa-investigates-near-collision-between-southwest-plane-cessna-2023-08-12/

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David Shepardson
Published
Aug 13 2023
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    archive link YouTube video with diagram of the plane positions overlaid with audio from air traffic control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0DkXRwfaoE

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    The FAA said its preliminary review shows that just before 12 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (1900 GMT) on Friday, an air traffic controller at San Diego International Airport cleared the Cessna to land on a certain runway even though Southwest Airlines Flight 2493 had already been told to taxi onto the same runway and await instructions to depart.

    The facility’s automated surface surveillance system alerted the controller about the developing situation and the controller directed the Cessna to discontinue landing.

    YouTube video with diagram of the plane positions overlaid with audio from air traffic control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0DkXRwfaoE

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