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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently investigating a near-miss incident involving two Southwest Airlines flights at Nashville International Airport.
According to data from FlightRadar24, the two aircraft came perilously close, with a vertical separation of only 500 feet at their nearest point.
The event occurred around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday when Southwest Flight 507, preparing to land amid gusty winds, performed a precautionary go-around, as confirmed by Southwest Airlines. During this maneuver, air traffic control directed Flight 507 into the path of another Southwest flight, Flight 1152, which was taking off from a parallel runway, the FAA stated.
Both flight crews promptly responded to onboard alarms signaling the imminent risk. Retired Marine Colonel and ABC News contributor Steve Ganyard explained, “There are multiple alarms that can go off in the cockpit. In this case, it was the most serious of those alarms, telling those pilots, you’re on a collision course, you need to move the airplane now.”
Following the go-around, Flight 507 safely landed, while Flight 1152 proceeded with its takeoff without incident.
Southwest Airlines commended the professionalism of its pilots and crews in managing the situation and emphasized that the safety of customers and employees remains its highest priority.