Air traffic controllers stopped a departing private jet from running into a JetBlue flight as it was coming in to land Monday night in Boston, according to the FAA
The FAA says it is investigating the incident. This is the fifth close call involving a commercial airliner on a runway this year. “According to a preliminary review, the pilot of a Learjet 60 took off without clearance while JetBlue Flight 206 was preparing to land on an intersecting runway,” the FAA said in a statement on Tuesday. “JetBlue 206, go around,” said the controller in Boston Logan International Airport’s tower, according to recordings archived by LiveATC.net.
“The Learjet pilot read back the instructions clearly but began a takeoff roll instead,” the FAA said in a statement. “The pilot of the JetBlue aircraft took evasive action and initiated a climb-out as the Learjet crossed the intersection.
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