An American Airlines plane taxied across the wrong runway at JFK Airport in 2023, nearly colliding with a Delta jetliner that was taking off. The incident, which occurred last year, was attributed to the American Airlines pilots being distracted by last-minute paperwork and losing track of their plane's location. The captain also became confused about takeoff instructions. An air traffic controller averted the disaster, later stating that the experience left him shaking and in shock. The NTSB has cited distraction and low visibility as factors in the near-collision. This event was part of a series of serious near-collisions involving commercial and noncommercial flights at major US airports.
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There's new information in the near collision involving two planes on a runway at JFK Airport last year. https://t.co/qQmIhJ4S49
The case was the first in a series of serious near-collisions involving commercial and noncommercial flights on or near the runways of major US airports. https://t.co/EhzWDW6bmS
The pilots of an American Airlines plane taxied across the wrong runway last year — into a near-collision — after the captain became confused about takeoff instructions and the co-pilot lost track of their plane’s location, according to documents. https://t.co/c9qeLLHCH7
American Airlines pilots who taxied into path of departing Delta flight speak out https://t.co/QxvWY1rsuT https://t.co/1XNgVqRAJo
NTSB documents say distraction, low visibility played part in near-collision at JFK Airport in 2023 https://t.co/zBKLE31Zvm https://t.co/sRLbDP2MOF
American Airlines pilots who taxied into path of departing Delta flight at JFK claim they were distracted by last-minute paperwork - as air traffic controller reveals how he averted disaster: 'My hands are shaking, I'm in shock' https://t.co/LuapuyWftr https://t.co/VMy4JWvtiT
The American Airlines plane went across the wrong runway at JFK Airport — into the path of a jetliner taking off — after the captain became distracted and confused about takeoff instructions and the co-pilot lost track of their location, documents said https://t.co/4qCiXv6pFh