Plane Carrying Phils From San Fran Had Close Call
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The plane carrying the Phillies back from San Francisco Friday morning had a close call while trying to land at Philadelphia International Airport.
Eyewitness News has learned the Phillies’ chartered Delta 747 was just seconds away from landing when an air traffic controller told another plane to move onto the runway for takeoff. The Phillies’ plane in fact was closer than FAA guidelines generally allow.
The pilot of the plane on the ground, American Airlines 1209, thought it did not seem right.
“The guy on final [approach] looks awfully close,” he said to the air traffic controller on an audio recording of the incident obtained by Eyewitness News.
“All right American 1209, hold short of runway 27-Right,” the air traffic controller responded.
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