The private plane of the Gonzaga University men's basketball team came very close to colliding with another plane that was taking off on Friday, December 27. The United States Civil Aviation Agency (FAA) has opened an investigation.
A disaster narrowly avoided. Friday, December 27, a Lime Air plane, chartered by the Gonzaga University men's basketball team, and another from Delta Air Lines, came close to colliding at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX ), as reported by the Associated Press.
The small private plane carrying the university team was forced to stop by air traffic controllers. On a video, we see him crossing the runway even as the other Delta plane was taking off. “Stop, stop, stop,” an air traffic controller ordered the Key Lime Air pilot.
An investigation has been opened
“Air traffic controllers ordered Key Lime Air Flight 563 to stay clear of the runway at Los Angeles International Airport because a second plane was taking off from the runway at the same time,” Federal said. Aviation Administration (FAA).
-And continued: “When the Embraer E135 crossed the stop bars, air traffic controllers asked the pilots to stop. The plane never crossed the runway edge line.”
“We understand that the incident at LAX is under investigation and we will review this information as it becomes available,” the University said in a statement Monday, Dec. 30.
