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United flight narrowly avoids US military helicopter in California
FAA investigating after plane carrying 162 passengers forced to change course to prevent collision
A United flight came within a few 100ft of a US military helicopter near John Wayne airport in southern California, triggering an alarm directing the airline pilots to change course.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that it was investigating the incident that happened at about 8.40pm Tuesday when a military Black Hawk helicopter returning from a training mission crossed into the plane’s path. The pilots of the passenger plane carrying 162 passengers and six crew members stopped their descent and leveled off to avoid a collision.
United Airlines Flight Avoids Collision With Military Helicopter in California
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating after a helicopter crossed into the path of United Airlines Flight 589.
The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday that it was investigating after a helicopter flew in front of a commercial plane in California.
The near miss came several days after the agency suspended the use of visual separation between airplanes and helicopters near busy airports.
United Airlines Flight 589 was approaching John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., on Tuesday around 8:40 p.m. when a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter crossed its path, the F.A.A. said in a statement. The agency said it was looking into whether visual separation was used during the incident.
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FAA investigating close call between United Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter in California
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a US Army National Guard helicopter crossed in front of a passenger jet landing at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, the agency said in a statement.
On Tuesday evening, United Airlines Flight 589 from San Francisco was preparing to land at the Orange County airport when a collision avoidance alarm sounded in the cockpit.
The warning was triggered by the California National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk, flying under the callsign Knife 25.
According to FlightRadar24, the aircraft were 525 feet apart vertically and 1,422 feet laterally at their closest point.
During final approach, according to United, the pilots of the Boeing 737 were advised by air traffic control “to watch out for a military helicopter flying near the airport.â€
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