FAA States Planes Nearly Collided On Runway At MIA
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after two planes came within 4,000 feet of each other on the runway at Miami International Airport. FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said American Eagle flight 4957 was told by air traffic control to taxi to the runway via the parallel taxiway Tuesday.Bergen said that two minutes later, the controller saw the American Eagle plane crossing a short taxiway onto the main runway about 4,000 feet from a United Parcel Service plane. She said UPS flight 382 was at the end of that runway, beginning the takeoff roll.
The controller immediately canceled the takeoff clearance for the UPS aircraft, and the American Eagle flight got on the runway and took off.
A spokeswoman for American Airlines, the sister company of American Eagle, said the company is also investigating.