A near miss at LaGuardia Airport earlier this month is now being looked at by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, the Associated Press reported this week.
The incident took place on May 6 when an American Eagle flight operated by Republic Airways had to cancel its takeoff because a taxiing United jet crossed the runway on its path. According to the AP, the Republic aircraft had to slam on its brakes to avoid a collision, throwing passengers forward from their seats. One woman who spoke to the outlet said she ended up in the emergency room the next day due to neck pain caused by the sudden stop.
“Sorry about that, I thought United had cleared well before that,” a controller told the Republic pilot in audio obtained from LiveATC.
The United flight, operated with a Boeing 737-800, had arrived earlier from Houston.
The two aircraft were about a quarter mile apart by the time the Republic jet came to a halt, CNN reported.
