#cessna-172

#cessna-172

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.

We're going into the Hudson River, I don't think we are gonna make the airport. The plane headed north toward the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge, made a 180-degree turn, and touched down on an ice-covered stretch of the river roughly 200 feet from the western shoreline. Officials said Stewart air traffic controllers played a critical role, helping guide the aircraft closer to the riverbank.