It is reported that an American Airlines Boeing 777 nearly collided with a Delta 737 in New York.

Two planes reportedly nearly collided after taking off from JFK.

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On January 13, 2023, a close call between an American Airlines Boeing 777 and a Delta Boeing 737 was reported at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.

An incident that almost ended in tragedy

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 (registration N914DU) departs for Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic as an American Airlines Boeing 777 (registration N754AN) crosses the same runway. Air traffic controllers spotted an American Airlines Boeing 777 and forced Delta Air Lines flight DL1943 to ground. According to View from the Wing, the initial information about the incident came from JonNYC via Twitter.

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A note from LiveATC.net revealed that an air traffic controller ordered DL1943 to abort the flight. “Delta 1943 canceled flight clearance,” air traffic controllers shouted. The Delta Boeing 737 then aborted takeoff within two seconds and cleared the runway.

Meanwhile, American Airlines flight AA106, which was scheduled to fly to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), was found not to have permission to cross that runway. According to air traffic control records, the Boeing 777 was supposed to take off from runway 4L but was on the short runway 31L.

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Simple Flying has requested comment from American Airlines and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The American Airlines Boeing 777 plane bound for the London Heathrow airport in Great Britain took off 20 minutes after the incident. Meanwhile, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 returned to the gate after canceling its flight.

According to passenger Brian Healy, flight DL1493 between New York JFK Airport and Santo Domingo took off 15 hours later.

A rare case

For safe take-off and landing, pilots must maintain constant communication with air traffic controllers and ground crews to avoid a catastrophic runway accident.

It should be noted that runway incidents and accidents can be attributed to various causes such as pilot or air traffic control error, inappropriate runway maintenance, unauthorized movement and technical failure. But while runway collisions are extremely rare, they still happen occasionally.

The most recent runway incident occurred in September 2022, when a wing of a Korean Air plane reportedly came into contact with the tail rudder of an Icelandair Boeing 757 at London Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom. Although it was labeled as a “minor incident”, it was still considered a serious incident.

American Airlines Boeing 777-300 in the hangar

Photo: American Airlines

Meanwhile, the deadliest runway accident occurred in 1977 when two Boeing 747s crashed on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport. A KLM plane collided with a Pan Am plane on the runway during takeoff, resulting in the loss of the plane. 583 people live there.

Sources: LiveATC.net; Wing view; JonNYC

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