A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 jet and a small private Diamond DA40 plane were cleared to land on the same runway at Long Beach, California, on October 19, 2024. The planes came within 900 feet of each other before the smaller aircraft taxied off the runway.
Federal investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are investigating the incident, which involved an air traffic controller clearing both planes to land on the same main runway. The NTSB's preliminary report was released on December 10, 2024.
This marks another serious runway incursion incident involving a Southwest aircraft, raising further questions about air traffic control protocols and the potential for human error in busy airport environments.
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