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Two Volaris Aircraft Almost Collide At Mexico City Airport After Incorrect ATC Clearance
Two Volaris aircraft encountered a near miss at Mexico City International Airport after the air traffic controller improperly cleared the arriving aircraft for landing. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Scary, maybe our airlines should stop servicing until they get their proverbial s*#t together, good thing other pilots have been acting as ATC to prevent another Tenerife!!!
Wasn't there an article here yesterday about how dangerous this airspace is? Was this the reason?
Yea it seems to be a big problem there now. Hopefully we don't have to hear a story where the pilots come out with the short straw.
An old yarn: it's a "near hit," not a "near miss."
https://youtu.be/vdPy5Ikn7dw
Yes, brilliant, at 4:00 https://youtu.be/vdPy5Ikn7dw?t=240
This was the same situation that caused the crash of US1493 at LAX in the early '90s. Controller cleared a Skywest turboprop to line up and wait while US 737 was inbound to the same runway. As it occurred at sunset the US pilots were landing directly into the sun and could not see the other aircraft. Thirty-five people lost their lives in that tragedy.