"The incident happened around 8:17 p.m. Tuesday as the Alaska flight arrived from Portland, Oregon, and the FedEx plane arrived from Memphis, Tennessee, according to the data."
"Preliminary data from Flightradar24 shows the Alaska plane cleared the FedEx plane by just 300 to 325 feet."
"It is a challenge for a tower controller to try to get that timing perfect; it doesn't always work. And that's what happened in this case."
"The FAA calls go-arounds a 'routine safety procedure,' and says it is investigating."
An Alaska Airlines 737 and a FedEx 777 cargo plane nearly collided at Newark Liberty International Airport as they attempted to land on intersecting runways. The incident occurred around 8:17 p.m. when air traffic control instructed the Alaska flight to go around just 150 feet above the ground. The Alaska plane cleared the FedEx plane by only 300 to 325 feet. A former FAA vice president noted the difficulty in timing for tower controllers in such situations. The FAA is investigating the incident, which follows another recent near-miss at the airport.
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