Posted on 07/23/2024 10:24:59 AM PDT by grundle
Tracking data from Flightradar24 cited by CNN showed the plane was just 150 feet above the ocean when it was about five miles out from Tampa International Airport.
A Southwest representative confirmed the flight was then diverted to Fort Lauderdale and said the airline was "following its robust safety management system and is in contact with the Federal Aviation Administration to understand and address any irregularities."
"Nothing is more important to Southwest than the safety of our customers and employees," they said in a statement to Business Insider.
The cause of the incident has not been confirmed. The FAA told BI it had opened an investigation.
Pilots who spoke to Fox 13 said the flight should have been at least 1,000 feet higher, adding that windy conditions could have sent the plane plummeting.
Kent Davis, a retired pilot with more than 30 years of experience, told the outlet that pilot error might have been involved.
"How they got to 150 feet with the number of warnings that are available on an aircraft … it's hard to believe," he said.
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[Memories of checkrides in a Lear 24, at 2:00AM, hood on my head, single engine operation, unusual attitude, and partial panel consisting of Altimeter set wrong, compass, turn and bank, and VSI.]
yikes - what in the world?
Yeah I would expected so
The Firefox has 50,000lbs thrust per Tumansky (according to the movie)
[Boeing 737 Max]
If it’s Boeing 737 Max, I’m not going
(kid on plane looking down) "mommy, look at the whale!"
(kid on boat looking up) "mommy, look at the whale!"
By comparison the Pratt and Whitney J-58 JP-7 fuel engines in the SR-71 had 32,500lbs thrust each
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