100 Feet From Disaster in Austin!

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[robertbolding]

Hundred percent traffic controller error.

[michaelmmcpherson]

Wow!!! I couldn’t do it. No wonder air traffic controllers are so stressed.

[angelwhitener]

Thanks for cutting the video before the best part..!!

[paulne]

The airport can’t afford to put a couple of cameras at the beginning of the runway, so the tower can see in real time? Where they can’t see, but it’s crucial for safety? The same goes for jet manufacturers, to put streamline cameras, so the pilots can see the wings (and engines) and landing gear!

[rslowaneasy]

It is even more frightening when you are a passenger on the left side and see incoming plane heading towards you. Our pilot on SW pushed the throttles all the way to the wall in mide right turn. We were all pressed to the left and then pressed back into our seats. We waited for the impact as SW accelerated away. Never had such a frightening take off out of Ontario in my life.

[wjatube]

An imperfect system + human error = just a matter of time.

[randygarmon]

It's a simple rule. "Cleared for immediate takeoff or hold short, traffic A330 three mile final." Must be 6, 000 feet longitudinal spacing, airborne and/or turned to avert conflict before that arrival crosses the threshhold. The controller did nothing to hurry that situation along. I'm retired for 16 years and, most importantly, was not there, but I DO know that controllers have been given adequate tools to do their jobs and avoid situations just like this one but some will not screw the handles on them. We have ALL done this or something similar to this. The tower controller allowed that to progress too far before taking positive actions to fix it. It happens. FedEx questioned it which should have been an indicator that something was not exactly kosher. Oh well.

[zygas]

We narowwly avoided another skywest moment

[marlow]

Notice it’s a different voice that told FedEx to abort, etc…obviously a supervisor stepped in and took control. The guy that messed up was obviously new-ish or still in training.
I’ve experienced newbie controllers in a couple of locations that are not up to the task. Perhaps coincidentally, they were both women. It was too busy for them to be at the helm. They were both on tower frequency and they both flew us through the final approach course in tight airspace with nowhere safe to go. At DCA, I called her and she then cleared us for the approach and we took it from there and then at CLT, the supervisor stepped in when things were crumbling after she gave us just a turn to parallel 1.5 outside of the FAF between 36C and 36R. Then multiple low-level traffic alerts within 1000’ of the touchdown zone. I have to believe these are all D.E.I. hires…this kind of thing is happening more often AND also they will violate you, especially in CLT at the drop of a hat. It’s like that is their deflection from their incompetence.

[GuyFromSC]

Just boils my blood seeing this. I hate to say it but we’re going to unfortunately have a Tenerife on US soil before we really fix this. 🙏🏼

[Pixxyou]

If the runway is occupied by another aircraft and you are only two miles out, you are NOT cleared to land.

[chainesism]

The important part is the FedEx was able to see SW and lift that gear. It could have been a disaster and it's not only ATC, it's the pilots responsibility as well. FedEx did a great job that day!

[PInkW]

The report stated that the closest proximity between the two planes has not been determined yet. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said they "believe the planes were within 100 feet of each other.

[FM]

This is dangerous but at least it looks cool

[clintstinkeye]

I used to cross paths with a stoner guy at my coffee shop hangout that said he was an air traffic controller when he was in the Air Force in the 1980's.
He was an honest guy known as weird but safe.
Walked into a mess of branches that were being sucked into a wood chipper and they managed to shut down the machine before his leg was fully torn off.
I've never felt good about any part of this story.

[Jojosdad]

That controller needed more coffee for sure

[dpenn]

Pretty sure that guy tried to kill me in Colorado when I was learning how to fly. He cleared me take the runway and takeoff and there was a guy on a quarter mile short final I said nope. Check your traffic.

[CharlesTPrimm]

In reality the visibility was much, much worse.

[Stoleni]

also southwest didn’t abort they kept going and were less than 100 feet from collision, fedex told southwest to take a different route/course while fedex went the other way. atc error

[Crunch_dGH]

Holy F! Austin ATC! Here's hoping the reprimands & dismissals made it far enough up the chain to do any damned good!!!