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flag Southwest jet almost collides with private plane on Long Beach runway, NTSB investigating.

flag A Southwest Airlines jet and a small private plane nearly collided on the same runway in Long Beach, California, after both were cleared to land by an air traffic controller in October. flag The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reports the planes came within 900 feet of each other. flag This incident is one of several recent cases where planes have come dangerously close due to errors by controllers or pilots. flag The NTSB is investigating and has interviewed those involved, but no further incidents occurred after both planes taxied to their parking areas.

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