FAA says jet landed, taxied toward runway where another was taking off
LOS ANGELES - The Federal Aviation Administration has determined a runway incursion brought two passenger planes within 90 feet of each other on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport.
FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said Wednesday the incident occurred Sunday.
It involved a Midwest Express jet that landed and taxied toward a runway on which a Northwest Airlines Boeing 757 was taking off for Honolulu.
The Midwest Express jet, arriving from Milwaukee, was told to turn onto a taxiway and hold there. Fergus says the jet was supposed to stop 200 feet from the edge of a parallel runway but continued on.
Investigators plan to question the pilots of both planes.
The Associated Press
updated 4:27 p.m. ET Oct. 28, 2009
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