Gonzaga near crash

[stollcpa]

Gonzaga men's basketball charter nearly collides with departing Delta flight in scary scene at LAX | Fox News

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after the Gonzaga men's basketball team's charter plane was nearly hit by a Delta flight taking off at LAX.

www.foxnews.com

 

[hookyIU1990]

 

[Tammany Hall]

Hmm. Sloppy on taxi instructions which requires an investigation, but these planes were not close to hitting each other.

 

[hookyIU1990]

Hmm. Sloppy on taxi instructions which requires an investigation, but these planes were not close to hitting each other.

I guess close is a relative term.

 

[Tammany Hall]

I guess close is a relative term.

Fair point.

 

[Harpo Marxist]

I guess close is a relative term.

"I guess close is a relative term." That's what Jerry Lee Lewis said when asked about marrying his first cousin.

 

[crazed_hoosier2]

Living in Evansville, these kinds of things still hit a little closer to home.

We sometimes forget how often sports teams have to fly.

 

[hookyIU1990]

Living in Evansville, these kinds of things still hit a little closer to home.

We sometimes forget how often sports teams have to fly.

First thing I thought of when I saw the headline was the Purple Aces, then Marshall.

 

[Mas-sa-suta]

Gonzaga men's basketball charter nearly collides with departing Delta flight in scary scene at LAX | Fox News

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after the Gonzaga men's basketball team's charter plane was nearly hit by a Delta flight taking off at LAX.

www.foxnews.com

Brought to mind the tragic Evansville hoops team crash of 1977. A couple years earlier, I lived in the apartment under the Flight Attendant who was lost, a lovely girl named Pam Smith.
She was 21, a Linda Ronstadt look-alike...very sweet, unpretentious girl....
Incredibly heartbreaking .
Pilot error.

 

[Big Red Crimson Buffalo]

Isn’t this like the 4th or 5th plane incident in the past couple of weeks? There has been a rash of them, some deadly. It all coincides with the Pope opening the doors…..shit’s getting real. First IU with 11 wins in football. Then the drones. Now the planes.

 

[Hoopsdoc1978]

Hmm. Sloppy on taxi instructions which requires an investigation, but these planes were not close to hitting each other.

In a scenario like that where a mishap means dozens, if not hundreds, of people dead, I’d rather they be a little to cautious than not cautious enough.

 

[Tammany Hall]

In a scenario like that where a mishap means dozens, if not hundreds, of people dead, I’d rather they be a little to cautious than not cautious enough.

I never said they shouldn’t be cautious. An error was made and they need to investigate what happened and take corrective action. I’m sure this will happen the FAA is great.