A private jet pilot from Flexjet 560 misunderstood instructions from the control tower and nearly collided with a Southwest Airlines plane at Midway International Airport in Chicago on Tuesday (25).
An audio clip from the Midway International Airport control tower in Chicago captures the tense moment when a Flexjet 560 private jet pilot nearly collided with a Southwest Airlines plane that was about to land.
The incident occurred at Chicago’s second-largest airport on Tuesday (25). The audio shows the jet heading toward the runway as Southwest Flight 2504 is almost touching down.
“Flexjet 560, hold! Flexjet 560!” desperately says the control tower operator. “Flexjet 560, the instruction was to stop before Runway 31 Center,” he warned.
The jet pilot appears to have misunderstood the instructions given by the tower. He was called to contact the tower privately for misconduct when an operator ignores or disobeys air traffic control instructions.
Southwest Airlines stated that the crew followed safety procedures and no injuries occurred after the maneuver.
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