We constantly hear about close calls in aviation. I think it’s easy to become desensitized to these, and wonder which are actually dangerous, and which are just a bit too close for comfort.
Along those lines, yesterday we saw what’s easily one of the closest calls we’ve seen in a very long time, as reported by The Aviation Herald. Data suggests that TWO PLANES CAME WITHIN 10 FEET OF ONE ANOTHER ON THE RUNWAY!!!
According to ADS-B data, the Nouvelair A320 crossed the runway threshold at 50 feet above ground level, and only initiated a go around six seconds later. Just to be clear, an A320 has a tail height of over 41 feet, so the planes literally missed one another by a matter of feet. This isn’t some “oh it was sort of a close call” situation. Instead, this was a split second from being one of the worst aviation disasters that we’ve seen in a very long time.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on One Mile at a Time.
