CLOSE CALL: Southwest flights nearly crash over Nashville

Added: 2026-05-05

This video reports on a near-miss incident where two Southwest Airlines jets narrowly avoided colliding over Nashville, with flight radar showing they were less than 500 feet apart at their closest point. The FAA investigation revealed that air traffic control instructions inadvertently placed one plane in the path of another taking off from a parallel runway. This incident follows a series of recent near misses and occurred just one month after a deadly runway collision between an Air Canada jet and a fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport, highlighting the critical importance of air traffic control protocols and pilot coordination in preventing mid-air collisions.