A pilot took off from Boston's Logan Airport in February without proper clearance, leading to a close call with another flight that was trying to land, report finds.
that was preparing to land on an intersecting runway at Boston's Logan International Airport in February.
Pilots of the JetBlue Embraer jet estimated they were about 30 feet off the ground when they saw a plane cross in front of them — the captain said he couldn't estimate how close they were to the smaller plane, according to a report from the National Transportation Safety Board. The JetBlue pilots were able to pull up and circle around and land safely.
The Hop-A-Jet plane was being operated by the co-pilot, who told investigators that his captain told him they were cleared to take off. The captain, Alvaro Donado, said in statement to the safety board, “I cannot understand what happened to me during the clearance, the only thing that comes to my mind is that the cold temperature in Boston affected me, I was not feeling completely well and had a stuffed nose. My apologies.”
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