Alaska Airlines flight aborts takeoff after tire blows out in Nashville after nearly colliding with another plane on runway
An Alaska Airlines flight was forced to abort takeoff after nearly colliding with another plane. The pilot slammed on the brakes, slashing the tires.
The incident happened Thursday at Nashville International Airport when the plane headed to Seattle had to brake to avoid a Southwest Airlines fighter jet.
Officials said the Alaska Airlines plane was cleared to take off at the same time the Jacksonville plane was cleared to cross the same runway.
Flight information from Flightradar24 indicates the plane reached a speed of approximately 191 km/h before the pilots slammed on the brakes and punctured the tires.
Alaskan Airlines said no one was injured in the incident and the company apologized to all 176 passengers on board.
The incident happened Thursday at Nashville International Airport when the Seattle-bound plane had to slam on the brakes to avoid a Southwest Airlines plane
Flight information from Flightradar24 indicates the plane reached a speed of approximately 191 km/h before the pilots slammed on the brakes and slit the tires
After the incident, the aircraft was taxied off the runway and all passengers were disembarked and returned to the airport terminal.
Southwest Airlines says it is in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, who are investigating the incident.
The airline said: “Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees.”
According to the NTSB, the Alaska Airlines flight was a Boeing 737 Max 9 and the Southwest plane was a Boeing 737-900.
The incident comes days after two planes collided on the runway at America’s busiest airport.
The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.
The crash occurred after Tokyo-bound flight DL295 struck the rear of Louisiana-bound flight DL5526 while it was taxiing for departure.
The regional jet, an Endeavor Air CRJ-900, was torn off at its tail and the Airbus 350 sustained damage to its wing.
Two Delta Airlines planes collided on a runway at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Dramatic photos taken by witnesses show the back of the plane bent at a 90-degree angle toward Louisiana.
Although there were reportedly 277 passengers on board, no injuries were reported as a result of the disaster.
Later, footage emerged of passengers on board the plane being escorted by crew members after the terrifying incident.
The footage shows ground crew escorting the occupants to the platform as the camera pans to show the devastation caused by the incident.
Buses can also be seen waiting for the people who were in the car at the time of the crash.