Skip Miller
Final Approach
A 747 cargo plane and a commuter jet came very close at JFK. (Note I didn't say "near miss" to avoid the buzzing flock of pedants that usually follows!)
The article on this is on the NY Times website here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/nyregion/11miss.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
Fortunately, it was a miss plane (heh) and simple. Perpendicular but not intersecting runways so it was not a LAHSO operation. The 747 landed long and elected to go around. The commuter jet elected to go around too (against the controller's continued clearance to land), and had to turn behind the 747. Missed the wake turbulence too.
What is that old adage about hours of boredom and moments of panic? I'm sure the commuter pilots know it well at this point! Good job to them!
-Skip
The article on this is on the NY Times website here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/nyregion/11miss.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion&oref=slogin
Fortunately, it was a miss plane (heh) and simple. Perpendicular but not intersecting runways so it was not a LAHSO operation. The 747 landed long and elected to go around. The commuter jet elected to go around too (against the controller's continued clearance to land), and had to turn behind the 747. Missed the wake turbulence too.
What is that old adage about hours of boredom and moments of panic? I'm sure the commuter pilots know it well at this point! Good job to them!
-Skip
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