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Runway near miss today at Harry Reid Airport in Vegas
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:41 pm
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:41 pm
No link, my family was involved in incident.
Southwest flight from Denver to Vegas. They were about to touch down when pilot had to pull up very sharply because he was landing on a runway that had another plane on it.
My family is ok but badly shaken. Guess there were no news crews there
so it didn't make the news. It sounds to me like an incident that should be reported to NTSB with urgency. And I wonder how many other such close calls happen regularly and are not reported.
It sounds like an awful air traffic control mistake.
I'm thanking the good Lord for watching over my family and the entire plane. How did things get so bad? Rhetorical question, I have a very good guess. Hug your people!
Southwest flight from Denver to Vegas. They were about to touch down when pilot had to pull up very sharply because he was landing on a runway that had another plane on it.
My family is ok but badly shaken. Guess there were no news crews there
so it didn't make the news. It sounds to me like an incident that should be reported to NTSB with urgency. And I wonder how many other such close calls happen regularly and are not reported. It sounds like an awful air traffic control mistake.
I'm thanking the good Lord for watching over my family and the entire plane. How did things get so bad? Rhetorical question, I have a very good guess. Hug your people!
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Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:51 pm to conservativewifeymom
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thanking the good Lord
And thank your flight crew for their training and skills
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:52 pm to conservativewifeymom
Glad it had a happy ending. People will just have to understand that diversity in the control tower is the top priority.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 5:58 pm to conservativewifeymom
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My family is ok but badly shaken.
Really? I can see where they would be upset, but "badly shaken"? They likely didn't even see what was happening.
Your family wouldn't be black by any random chance would they?
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:00 pm to conservativewifeymom
Had that happen once on a Southwest flight landing at Midway.
Pilot pulled up hard and said, "there was a plane on the runway, we're gonna circle around and try again."
Pilot pulled up hard and said, "there was a plane on the runway, we're gonna circle around and try again."
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:00 pm to conservativewifeymom
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It sounds like an awful air traffic control mistake.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:00 pm to conservativewifeymom
Aborted flights aren’t all that uncommon.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:03 pm to forkedintheroad
The landing gear was down, you dufus, and they could see the runway. And then the plane had to do a nearly 90 degree angle ascent, and started shaking, and they could feel the landing gear retracting.
I will completely ignore the other part of your.....'question.'
I will completely ignore the other part of your.....'question.'
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:05 pm to conservativewifeymom
I wouldn’t say go arounds are frequent but if you travel with any regularity, you’ll experience them.
The good news is the pilots are trained on how to handle this.
The good news is the pilots are trained on how to handle this.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:05 pm to Aguga
This was an aborted landing. With the landing gear down. And plane ascending at nearly 90 degree angle. If there is anything 'common' about such a situation we need to nuke the entire system from space and start over.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:07 pm to conservativewifeymom
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:08 pm to magildachunks
Thanks, I needed the chuckle! 
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:09 pm to CapitalTiger
The pilot's response was 'Hey, we didn't die, did we?!?!' Chuckle.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:11 pm to conservativewifeymom
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plane ascending at nearly 90 degree angle
Might have been more dramatic than normal but no where close to 90 degrees
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:11 pm to conservativewifeymom
quote:I just took off. I felt the landing gear retract.
and they could feel the landing gear retracting.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:12 pm to conservativewifeymom
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And plane ascending at nearly 90 degree angle.
Not a math major huh?
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:14 pm to conservativewifeymom
Typical female hysterics, geez.
We're all gonna die someday. Coulda been today.
We're all gonna die someday. Coulda been today.
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:14 pm to conservativewifeymom
Prayers for the near miss and the travel voucher (and new set of knickers) your family is about to receive due to "emotional distress."
Posted on 6/11/26 at 6:15 pm to Whataburger
Given that half the family group were men (manly ones unlike you) it was NOT ''female hysterics.' Go sit down now!
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