Two Jetliners Have Close Call on Runway
A Delta jetliner pilot hurried his takeoff to avoid another jet that was crossing the same runway at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, officials said. The planes missed each other by 500 feet.
The Delta 737 had been cleared for departure about 10:30 a.m., FAA spokesman Roland Herwig said. A Continental 737 that had just landed was told to cross over the same runway, airline spokesman Rahsaan Johnson said.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Keith Holloway said the Delta jet scraped its tail on the runway in the pilot’s attempt to rise over the Continental jet. It returned to the airport for an inspection by ground crews.
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