Posted on 05/31/2025 3:24:42 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
On May 13th, 2025, a potentially catastrophic mistake unfolded at San Francisco International Airport when United Airlines Flight 1152 turned the wrong way after takeoff—directly into the path of SkyWest Flight 5273.
This was one of the closest calls we've seen this year—just 0.4 nautical miles and 280 feet separated these two planes. We walk through the ATC audio, analyze the pilot decision-making, and talk about what needs to change to prevent this from happening
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Several factors...they didn’t start their takeoff roll at exactly the same time (UAL was ahead of Skywest), 2 very different aircraft types (different “V2” speeds, Airbus A320 and and a CRJ), and the UAL didn’t start their mistaken “cross path” until a minute or so after leaving the ground....these factors giving time for the 0.46 mile horizontal separation.
https://youtu.be/lOpRf0IeGAo?si=G7rgKSbjFr5rPrxm
FTA: just 0.4 nautical miles and 280 feet separated these two planes
Heck that is just typical at Washington airport.... ✈️ ✈️
True, but turning left in front of the other plane is not good form.
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