Another "near miss" at AUS
02-04-2023, 08:46 PM
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Another "near miss" at AUS
I wouldn't really call this a near miss. FedEx was cleared to land while a few miles away. SWA was cleared to takeoff causing FedEx to go around:
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/11545...west-plane-faa
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/04/11545...west-plane-faa
02-05-2023, 05:20 AM
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Near Miss in AUS
A FedEx 767 came within ~30' of spreading LUV in AUS. Seems like bad WX and some poor SA from several folks almost resulted in a really bad day. Tower reported RVR of 1200/600/1600
Track from Flight Radar
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/statu...60444985720835
Audio
https://t.co/jnKKbvOBb0
Track from Flight Radar
https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/statu...60444985720835
Audio
https://t.co/jnKKbvOBb0
02-05-2023, 06:15 AM
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Kudos to the FedEx crew. In AUS I’ve continued and landed when everyone was too close possibly reinforcing this bad behavior. If I had gone around we would only have been separated vertically. There must be more to this than a go-around.
02-05-2023, 07:11 AM
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02-05-2023, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by AZFlyer
Second, why would the Southwest jet accept a takeoff clearance this close during these conditions? Isn't the ILS Critical Area supposed to be sterile for arriving aircraft approach fix to landing?
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