The American Airlines flight heading to Reagan National Airport before the deadly crash accident on Wednesday was forced into a last -minute go -around to avoid another aircraft.
One of the passengers, Marcus Webster, told the post when a fiancee was flying on Tuesday with 5210 Flight 5210 from Destin, Florida to Washington DC 5210. Ta.
Flight 5210 was just diverted 1,100 feet above ground -The pilot has been more worried from ATC at a later time planning than another jet that was redirected that night, 4514 flights of the Republic of Airlines. 1,600 feet before redirection On the same day.
Flightly available for flight 5210 radar tracking data shows a rapid spike at the end of the airplane at the end of the route.
Marcus Webster, an experienced flyer, posted something surprising that the redirect was delayed at the time of the flight, and had a completely new perspective on the goaluda after a fatal accident at the same airport on Wednesday. I am.
“It might have been a closed call, a man,” he said, saying, “I'm definitely lucky after those people have lost their lives.”
The webster says that the 5210 flights are over the Potomac River and will immediately come with an approach to Reagan National Airport, which is instructed to stop planned landing.
“We'll come across a approaching river,” webster talks about the airport on the Potmax River.
“We were approaching the ground, and then suddenly we felt it was a little immersed, and then the nose just returned to the sky,” he remembered.
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“The pilot got on,” Yes, I'm sorry, air traffic control called, and we said that we were distracted by us because we were a little too close to another aircraft, “he said. Reminished.
“He was making a little Utter sound,” said a regular flyer, saying, “I'll tell you that he's going a little better.”
Webster posted on Wednesday that he immediately remembered the pilot's words when his fiance told him about the aerial collision in the DCA, which operates a Passenger Airplane and the military Black Hawk Helicopter. I will tell you to.
When he was asked if he would return to DCA after the wedding, webster had a short answer.
“Hell, no, it's not. He said to the post and added,” I haven't seen it happening. “
He added that he and his fiance have already reserved a return flight to another regional airport.
The webster says he is not hesitant to fly, but is worried about short problems in air traffic control revealed in the wake of Wednesday tragedy.
American Airlines reports that the 5210 flight has experienced a simple redirect as part of the standard operation procedure, and has posted that the event is unusual.
The FAA did not respond to the post request.
