"Both of the Southwest pilots involved in this incident over the weekend told the air traffic controller that they received alarms from their collision avoidance systems that directed them to take action with one plane climbing while the other dove to avoid the potential midair collision."
"Location data from these two planes show their flight paths converging after one pilot decided to abort landing and circle around to try again. The controller directed that plane to turn into the path of the other Southwest plane that had just taken off."
"That location data appears to show these planes getting as close as 500 feet apart with one of them flying just over the top of the other plane, according to FlightRadar24, so that would fit the official definition of a near midair collision."
Two Southwest Airlines planes took evasive action to avoid a collision in Nashville after an air traffic controller instructed one pilot to turn into the path of another. The incident follows a previous fatal collision involving an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter. Most midair collisions involve small planes lacking collision avoidance systems. The Southwest pilots received alarms from their systems, prompting evasive maneuvers. Location data indicated the planes came within 500 feet of each other, qualifying as a near midair collision.
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