The FAA is investigating a potential near collision between an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft in Nashville.
An Alaska Airlines airplane aborted takeoff at Nashville International Airport on Thursday, September 12 2024 to avoid a potential collision with a Southwest Airlines jet.
The incident involved Alaska Airlines flight #AS369 from Nashville to Seattle and Southwest Airlines Flight #WN2029 from Houston to Nashville operated by a Boeing 737-700 (registration N225WN).
The Alaska Airlines flight #AS369, operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 9 (registration N919AK) with 176 passengers and six crew on board, aborted its takeoff around 9:15 a.m. ET (13:15 GMT) after it had received clearance from air traffic control, Alaska said.
The Alaska pilots had to brake abruptly to avoid a potential collision with the Southwest flight which just landed and was taxiing across the active runway. The tires of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 deflated during the event.
The Federal Aviation Administration said it was also is investigating the incident.
In a post, website Flightradar24 said the Alaska plane was traveling at 104 knots (120 mph, 193 km per hour) on the runway before slowing.
Southwest said it was in contact with the NTSB and FAA and would participate in the investigation. Alaska said maintenance technicians in Nashville were inspecting the aircraft.
Alaska confirmed it was refunding passengers their airfare and giving them $1,000 to assist with inconvenience from the flight.
