Southwest Airlines plane takes evasive action to avoid collision at Chicago midway

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  2. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    The private jet didn’t follow ATCs instructions properly.
     
  3. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    Someone is going to receive a nasty email from the FAA.

    Good on the Southwest Airlines pilot for averting a billion dollar disaster. :occasion5:
     
  4. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Email is an understatement.
    The flight crew is going to be having a “heart to heart” talk with an FAA inspector!
    Either by the 1-800 number or or getting pulled into an office along with the chief pilot of operations!!
    Either way,this is not going to end well!!
     
  5. hope not dumb twucker

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    Had to have gotten confused. Luckily there was no collision.
     
  6. broke down plumber

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    Didnt listen to the tower or the tower fcuked up faa and ntsb will investigate aint no games gonna be played .
     
  7. Flat Earth Trucker

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    The way I see it, it would take a miracle for there to be any survivors had those two aircraft collided with what I assume is an outgoing airplane fully fueled and taxiing to its runway being struck by the Southwest airliner landing at speeds between 140-180 mph.

    There would be the initial impact, an ensuing fireball, then wreckage that is still traveling over 100 mph ending up God knows where, possibly striking a building, ground personnel, or yet another aircraft.

    I don't know who screwed up, but their ### is in a sling.
     
  8. mjd4277

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    Another thing to remember is that Midway Airport is surrounded by mostly a residential area. If any wreckage breached the noise barriers you would possibly be looking at a potential mass casualty event!
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  9. buzzarddriver

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    Which truck drivers academy will the two ex-pilots of the business jet be trying to attend?
     
  10. D.Tibbitt

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