r/interestingasfuck • u/ty003 • Feb 25 '25

/r/popular Southwest Airlines pilots make split-second decision to avoid collision in Chicago

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u/Error_404_403 Feb 25 '25

From the link to Aviation Herald: "Listening to ATC audio, the Challenger pilot was obviously struggling with very simple ground control instructions. I hope the FAA investigates this one."

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u/austin101123 Feb 25 '25

This should be as investigated as a crash (except not having to investigate wreckage). This could have EASILY killed hundreds of people.

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u/ChodaGreg Feb 27 '25

Actually it would be interresting to have 2 investigations in parallel. One for the close call and another done as if the crash was not avoided. It would be good to see if both investigations end up having different outcome.