{"id":164250,"date":"2024-04-04T16:30:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T16:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=164250"},"modified":"2024-04-04T22:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T22:47:12","slug":"faa-investigates-a-close-call-between-southwest-plane-and-laguardias-air-traffic-control-tower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/04\/faa-investigates-a-close-call-between-southwest-plane-and-laguardias-air-traffic-control-tower.html","title":{"rendered":"FAA investigates a close call between Southwest plane and LaGuardia\u2019s air traffic control tower"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a Southwest Airlines plane veered off course and had a close call with an air traffic control tower during an attempted landing at New York\u2019s LaGuardia Airport, <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/04\/travel\/southwest-flight-laguardia-control-tower\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">CNN<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident happened around 1 p.m. on March 23 when Southwest Flight 147 aborted its first approach to the airport because of bad weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGo around! Go around,\u201d the air traffic controller is heard saying on ATC radio communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cContinue climbing,\u201d the air traffic controller said about 12 seconds later. \u201cYou were \u2014 not on the approach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/03\/spirit-airlines-to-receive-up-to-us200-million-for-pratt-whitney-engine-problems.html\">Spirit Airlines to receive up to US$200 million for Pratt &amp; Whitney engine problems<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Southwest Airlines said the flight encountered turbulence and low visibility as it approached LaGuardia. The company said it is looking into the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are reviewing the event as part of our Safety systems,\u201d Southwest said in a written statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight was diverted to Baltimore, where it landed safely, the FAA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The incident comes as the FAA has launched several investigations into near-collisions at US airports since last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An expert panel assembled to address the issue identified multiple issues contributing to the incidents, including inconsistent funding, outdated technology, short-staffed air traffic control towers and onerous training requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-d40f09ce     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 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