The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, Jennifer Homendy, warned a Senate panel Thursday about a nationwide increase in near accidents between planes at airports.
The nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday that a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a 'clear warning sign' that the aviation system is under stress. 'While these events are incredibly rare, our safety system is showing clear signs of strain that we cannot ignore,' Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, told a Senate panel on Thursday.
There have been many close calls in recent months, with the scariest occurring in February in Austin, Texas. During poor visibility in the early morning hours, a FedEx cargo plane preparing to land flew over the top of a Southwest Airlines jet that was taking off. The NTSB has estimated that they came within about 100 feet of colliding. An air traffic controller had cleared both planes to use the same runway. In other recent incidents, pilots appeared to be at fault.
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