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Southwest Airlines flight WN425 from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Tampa International Airport (TPA) had a close call last Sunday when it came within 150 feet of Tampa Bay. Weather en route and in Tampa made for a tricky approach and saw the plane this scarily close to the water three miles from the airport.
Southwest Airlines 737 MAX descends dangerously low over the waters of Tampa Bay after descending to 150 feet 4 miles from landing at Tampa Airport. pic.twitter.com/qKifoP0gET
— Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) July 20, 2024
The flight was operated by a Boeing 737 MAX 8 that was only a few months old. There was rain and low visibility at the time, but Air Traffic Control (ATC) had to alert the pilots that they were dangerously low:
Southwest 425, low altitude alert, check your altitude. Tampa’s altimeter is 30.14.”
The aircraft made a go around and diverted to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) before continuing on to Tampa when the weather cleared up. The aircraft was dangerously low. For perspective, another that landed shortly before this one was around 1,300 feet up when four miles from the airport. It has not been revealed what happened here, but thankfully the air traffic controller kept this plane from having a disaster over the Courtney Campbell Causeway or the waters of Tampa Bay.
Anthony’s Take: It’s scary to see how low this aircraft was flying and that the pilots seemed calm (in one way that’s better than panicking, but they did not seem to realize the danger). Thankfully, the plane landed safely and without injuries.
(Featured Image Credit: Stephanie Klepacki.)
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