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United And Alaska Airlines Aborted Landing In San Francisco To Avoid Hitting Southwest Airlines Jet
On May 19, a United Airlines flight was forced to abort landing in order to avoid a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 on the runway. Then an Alaska Airlines jet aborted its landing, too. Air traffic control called out the Southwest pilot – “you shouldn’t be on the runway” – yet the FAA dismisses this in a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle saying that there was no runway incursion (because of the aborted landings!) and that they “looked into the incident and determined the appropriate steps… (viewfromthewing.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Anyone wonder why the United flight was at 225 feet AGL a mile from the runway> Probably wasn't but the reporter obviously got it wrong as usual..
Anyone wonder why the United flight was at 225 feet AGL a mile from the runway>
This definitely controller error
Controller was at fault. She lost control of the air traffic she was managing and the pilots had to takeover to see and avoid. Plain and simple. Retrain the controller for having a nasty attitude when she failed to keep aircraft separated.
KSFO is the worst airport I've flown to. KIAD and KLAX are both fabulous and professional as are most airports around the country.
Sounds like the controller was having a bad day. She should have stayed home and not brought her attitude to work. If that's her regular attitude, she should not be in the high-stress position of controller of any kind. Controllers must ALWAYS be very professional, which all pilots involved were. Her snap-back to the pilot was inappropriate. Likely she felt threatened because she knew it was her mistake.
The controller gets feedback from the pilot not only on the radio, but also from looking out the tower window to the runway. There's a reason the tower has very large windows and sits just off the runway. When the plane did not do what she had cleared it to do, she should have repeated the instruction, figuring her call was stepped on. If she needed him to expedite the taxi, she should have included that in the clearance.
The controller gets feedback from the pilot not only on the radio, but also from looking out the tower window to the runway. There's a reason the tower has very large windows and sits just off the runway. When the plane did not do what she had cleared it to do, she should have repeated the instruction, figuring her call was stepped on. If she needed him to expedite the taxi, she should have included that in the clearance.