Near MAC over Fort Wayne, IN

[mikea]

The near collision Tuesday evening was attributed to an error by an air-traffic controller who directed an eastbound Midwest Airlines plane to descend into the path of a westbound United Express jet, according to a preliminary investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The controller, a 26-year veteran, appeared to have forgotten about the United Express plane after he mistakenly removed its electronic identification tag from his radar screen in preparation to hand off the plane to controllers in a different air sector, officials said.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-nearmiss_15nov15,0,1827057.story?coll=chi_tab01_layout

Pilots avoid near-miss collision over Indiana

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/652270,nearmiss111507.article

No. The TCAS warning alerted the pilots so they avoided a Near Mid Air Collision. If they avoided a near miss they would have hit.

 

[Teller1900]

Either that or "Pilots avoid near-miss resulting in far-miss." As long as we're abusing the englist language, we might as well beat the crap out of it.

 

[tonycondon]

the pilots nearly missed avoiding the near miss

 

[ScottM]

Either that or "Pilots avoid near-miss resulting in far-miss." As long as we're abusing the englist language, we might as well beat the crap out of it.

Pilots miss planes over Fort Wayne