Near Crash Between Two Flights At FL Airport Investigated: NTSB

SARASOTA, FL — A close call between two flights at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.

In the Feb. 16 incident, an Air Canada Rouge A-321 was cleared for takeoff from Runway 14 at the same time an American Airlines B-737 was cleared to land on the same runway, the agency tweeted.

“The American Airlines crew self-initiated a go-around,” avoiding the near crash between the planes, according to the NTSB.

There were no injuries or damage reported. A preliminary report about the incident will be released by the agency by the end of March.

The two planes were about 3,100 feet apart when the American Airline crew was told by an air traffic controller that the Air Canada flight was departing and the American Airline plane “began its climb-out,” the Federal Aviation Administration told The Hill.