LAX Incursion: They Sure Looked A Lot Closer

Radar analysis now shows two airliners involved in a runway incursion Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport were not 15 feet apart, but were actually 80 feet apart.

This, according to the Federal Aviation Administration which launched an investigation into the incident involving a Midwest Embraer E90 and a Northwest Boeing 757.

The finding disputes an earlier estimate by an air traffic controller who claimed the two jetliners were within 10 to 15 feet of colliding with each other.

FAA officials said the Midwest flight rolled past hold lines on the taxiway and stopped about 70 feet from where the Northwest jetliner was taking off. This happened on the airport’s south side.

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