Aviation Crashes and other FAA News

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Icky Mettle said:
Just got off a flight that landed in Charlotte where we had to abort landing to avoid colliding with another plane that was on the runway. We were just about to touch down on the runway and we were hovering what looked to be just a few feet above it. I was wondering why we hadn’t landed yet. Next thing I knew the plane very quickly and steeply shot back up. Everyone got nervous. It took a while before we heard from the pilots but then they explained what happened. Apparently lots of people lost their lunch as a result, including my nephew.
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Lol that happened to me for the first time last year, also flying into Charlotte. Very odd sensation. I was more annoyed than anything because I was in a bit of a rush and having to regain altitude + circle around to get back in line to land added another 30 minutes to the flight.
 
Icky Mettle said:
Just got off a flight that landed in Charlotte where we had to abort landing to avoid colliding with another plane that was on the runway. We were just about to touch down on the runway and we were hovering what looked to be just a few feet above it. I was wondering why we hadn’t landed yet. Next thing I knew the plane very quickly and steeply shot back up. Everyone got nervous. It took a while before we heard from the pilots but then they explained what happened. Apparently lots of people lost their lunch as a result, including my nephew.
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Awkward Schitts Creek GIF by CBC
 
Icky Mettle said:
Just got off a flight that landed in Charlotte where we had to abort landing to avoid colliding with another plane that was on the runway. We were just about to touch down on the runway and we were hovering what looked to be just a few feet above it. I was wondering why we hadn’t landed yet. Next thing I knew the plane very quickly and steeply shot back up. Everyone got nervous. It took a while before we heard from the pilots but then they explained what happened. Apparently lots of people lost their lunch as a result, including my nephew.
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That’s called a “go-around”. It feels unsettling but it is not uncommon and pilots are well trained on the procedure. I happened to see one happen a couple of weeks ago at RDU. Never experienced one from onboard, though.
 
I guess it could have been crosswinds we experienced last year on a flight from Charlotte to Louisville, but it felt more like turbulence. Sudden drop in altitude almost put us on the pavement as we were crossing I 65 before the engines roared and back up we went for a go-around. The pilots handled it flawlessly. I realized immediately what happened but didn't say anything to my family because I didn't want to alarm them before we attempted the same landing.
 
God. That’s crazy hearing that after my experience a few days ago. Also crazy because today we are planning to book a trip into LaGuardia for wedding we’re going to in May.
 
Waiting for the inevitable tweet from Dear Leader that the LaGuardia crash was caused by the Radical Left.
 
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lawtig02 said:
They did. Audio is out showing the tower gave the truck the green light to cross the runway.
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Apparently there was only one controller working LGA, and he was covering ground and air which are usually each handled by their own controllers. A United Airlines plane had two rejected takeoffs and then reported an emergency just before this crash, so he was task saturated with no help.
 
ZZLPHeels said:
Apparently there was only one controller working LGA, and he was covering ground and air which are usually each handled by their own controllers. A United Airlines plane had two rejected takeoffs and then reported an emergency just before this crash, so he was task saturated with no help.
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You know what would have prevented that? An Air Traffic Controller's Union. That would have prevented that.
 
lawtig02 said:
They have one -- Home

They're just not allowed to strike.

If it's true there was only one ATC on duty at LGA, the airport should have been shut down. I don't know how anyone could handle that many inputs.
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Senatics. If you're not allowed to strike, it's not a union.

As evidenced by "Apparently there was only one controller working LGA, and he was covering ground and air which are usually each handled by their own controllers. A United Airlines plane had two rejected takeoffs and then reported an emergency just before this crash, so he was task saturated with no help."
 
ZZLPHeels said:
That’s called a “go-around”. It feels unsettling but it is not uncommon and pilots are well trained on the procedure. I happened to see one happen a couple of weeks ago at RDU. Never experienced one from onboard, though.
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My very first go around was in an ATR-72 landing in San Juan. We throttled up and circled back around. Captain came on the PA and apologized “sorry folks there was an iguana that they just couldn’t get off the runway in time”. LOL
 
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